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Non fiction titles about abductions/ kidnappings/ captivity/ abusive situations and the escape.
Mostly told by the survivor of the situation.

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1	Scars of Silence: A Journey through Trafficking and Survival by Roseline Chinasa Oiwoh 4.90 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 2,400, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Devil's Lake (Bittersweet Hollow #1) by Aaron Paul Lazar (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 511 ratings score: 1,900, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard 3.98 avg rating — 152,838 ratings score: 1,897, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Trafficked to Hell: A trafficked daughter's plight. A mother's fight to find her. by R.J. Flo 4.37 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 900, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Devil's Creek (Bittersweet Hollow, #2) by Aaron Paul Lazar (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 794, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	3,096 Days by Natascha Kampusch 3.97 avg rating — 16,705 ratings score: 790, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody 4.20 avg rating — 41,069 ratings score: 588, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland by Amanda Berry 4.37 avg rating — 20,280 ratings score: 578, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight 4.19 avg rating — 31,885 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	I Choose to Live by Sabine Dardenne 3.83 avg rating — 5,584 ratings score: 490, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave by Sibel Hodge (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 4,147 ratings score: 489, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 468,783 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	I Know My First Name Is Steven: The True Story of the Steven Stayner Abduction Case by Mike Echols 4.16 avg rating — 6,164 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall 3.96 avg rating — 32,591 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Perfect Victim: The True Story of "The Girl in the Box" by the D.A. Who Prosecuted Her Captor by Christine McGuire 4.01 avg rating — 5,764 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Escape by Carolyn Jessop 3.99 avg rating — 47,398 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced into the Sex Trade by Sophie Hayes 3.94 avg rating — 11,411 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Abducted: Taken Tortured Terrified by Charlene Lunnon 4.24 avg rating — 1,448 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Sudan by Ninie Hammon (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 406 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Who Said It Couldn't Be Done? by MS Denise Jones 4.63 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Secrets in the Cellar: A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked the World by John Glatt (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 6,247 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir 4.06 avg rating — 25,074 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Some Other Rainbow by John McCarthy & Jill Morrell 4.04 avg rating — 506 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind by Alice Jamieson 4.18 avg rating — 1,637 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Colleen Stan: The Simple Gifts of Life: Dubbed by the Media "The Girl in the Box" and "The Sex Slave" by Jim B. Green 4.14 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	My Story by Elizabeth Smart 3.89 avg rating — 50,298 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown 4.26 avg rating — 39,858 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Vanished: The Michael Dunahee Story by Valerie Green (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The River and the Sea: A Story of Forgiveness by Julia Laughlin (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien 3.77 avg rating — 9,560 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous #1) by Laurie Faria Stolarz (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 4,814 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	More than a Grain of Truth: The Official Biography of Gareth Jones by Margaret Siriol Colley 4.30 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Other Side: A Memoir by Lacy M. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,566 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Secret Slave: Kidnapped and abused for 13 years. This is my story of survival. by Anna Ruston 4.20 avg rating — 7,512 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast by Michael Scott Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,647 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Saving Abigail: The True Story of the Abduction and Rescue of a Three-Year-Old Hostage by Liz Hirsh Naftali 4.10 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 4.16 avg rating — 197,410 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	ONE SURVIVOR: 35 Dead How I Became the Sole Kidnapped and Raped Survivor of the Casanova Serial Killer (Paul John Knowles) by Barbara Mabee Abel liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	I Belong to Me: A Survivor’s Guide to Recovery and Hope after Religious Trauma by Tia Levings (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 542 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Church of Lies by Flora Jessop 3.95 avg rating — 3,140 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle by Marc Gonsalves 4.02 avg rating — 1,595 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Hostage by Eli Sharabi 4.73 avg rating — 12,554 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Twenty-Two Faces by Judy Byington (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 163 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Buried Memories: Katie Beers' Story by Katie Beers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,274 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Girl in the Leaves by Robert Scott 3.43 avg rating — 4,065 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight 4.02 avg rating — 1,952 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Articles on Children Kept in Captivity, Including: Elizabeth Smart (Activist), Steven Stayner, Natascha Kampusch, Fusako Sano, Fritzl Case, Linz Sisters, Lydia Gouardo, Genie (Feral Child), Katie Beers Kidnapping, Sheffield Incest Case by Hephaestus Books 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	10 Jahre Freiheit by Natascha Kampusch 3.55 avg rating — 732 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars