Savage Shadows

by Eileen Ross

Alone and blind, Eileen Ross is awakened by an intruder who savagely beats, robs and rapes her. Determined to find and identify her attacker, she sparks the police investigation, by contributing vital clues about her attacker's identity. It was largely through her identification and testimony, "The Spider-Man" rapist was caught, convicted and sentenced to fifteen years to life in prison.

Eileen's brave open stance won the hearts of not only of reporters who made hers a front page story but of the public. Thousands of letters poured in praising her courage and candor. She began a national campaign to free women from the stigma and shame of rape.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Memoir

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 1991

Reviews

[Koren · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I admire the tenacity of the author and ability to keep calm while being attacked, I wondered why she wrote her book in the third person. I found it to be rather annoying. She was a strong woman who kept her cool and turned a horrific incident into a positive.

[♥ Marlene♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

on Thursday, January 03, 2008 I wrote....


Completed this book yesterday.
It was a good read but sometimes it just felt weird and the author started to annoy me.
It is weird knowing that the victim wrote this book. She does not use the I form, so when you read Eileen was beautiful. Eileen was the one that got the perpetrator to jail, it bugs me.
She did good but after reading this book I did feel she loved being the center of attention.

3.5 out of 5

[Fishface · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remarkable story of a blind woman's exceptional strategic thinking and the presence of mind that allowed her to escape a rapist alive and prosecute his sorry keester.

[Joan Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brutally honest, very open and descriptive...moving, inspiring...what an amazing woman!!