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Hope: A Memoir of Survival | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus
'We have written here about terrible things that we never wanted to think about again . . . Now we want the world to know: we survived, we are free, we love life.' On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: Help me, Im Amanda Berry . . . Ive been kidnapped, and Ive been missing for ten years. A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry and two other young women, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, to his home, where he trapped them and kept them chained. In the decade that followed, the three girls were frequently raped, psychologically abused and threatened with death if they attempted to escape. Years after she was taken, Berry had a daughter by their captor, a child she bravely raised as normally as possible under impossible conditions. Drawing upon their recollections and the secret diary kept by Amanda Berry, Berry and Gina DeJesus describe the unimaginable torment they suffered and the strength and resourcefulness that enabled them to survive. Pulitzer Prizewinning Washington Post reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castros house with original reporting on the efforts to find the missing girls. The full story behind the headlines including details never previously released on Castros life and motivations Hope is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of two women whose courage and ingenuity ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families.
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she.hearts.horror
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🖤🖤🖤

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SusanLee
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan
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Eggs 👍🏼📚💔 3y
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Ast_Arslan
Hope: A Memoir of Survival | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus
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Eggs Popular choice! 3y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Incredible. A sociopath stole the lives of three young women for YEARS. Berry and DeJesus emotionally recount their time as prisoners at 2207 Seymour Ave. The what-ifs and close calls over the years hurt my heart. They were beaten, starved, and repeatedly raped. The relationships among the girls are psychologically fascinating and profound. I will never understand monsters like this man, whose name I will not to type, bc fuck him. ⬇️

britt_brooke Michelle Knight opted to tell her story separately. I‘m reading it now. I‘m down the rabbit hole. See ya soon. 4y
KristenDuck Wow I agree with not giving strength to his name. I‘ve done that for several murderers and try to showcase the survivors instead. 4y
britt_brooke @KristenDuck It‘s the appropriate thing to do. I‘m happy you feel the same. 💚 4y
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Cinfhen I‘m not sure I can handle listening to this one/ I remember their “rescue” so vividly 🙌🏻♥️beautiful review (edited) 4y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thank you! Yes, I remember the rescue visibly, too. So intense. Truly amazing, these women. Such admirable strength. I never thought I‘d be able to read this one, but for some reason it popped into my head this week and I rolled with it. I‘m glad I did, but it was brutal. 4y
Come-read-with-me This sounds like a difficult read, but great review! 4y
britt_brooke @Come-read-with-me Thank you. 💚 4y
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britt_brooke
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan
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Grateful to live close to the Y and that it‘s open! Weather has been sketchy all week. ❄️ I had to get out of the house today. The sun is finally shining. ☀️ The roads are melting. Just finished a 4-mile walk while listening to the tagged book. It‘s brutal. My god.

PS. I can‘t believe I stopped at 399 calories. That hurts my brain. I wish I‘d noticed, I would‘ve gone another few steps. 😂

#audiowalk #BFC21

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 4y
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BBowling
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan
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Ariel Castro, father and divorced husband, lured girls into his home and held them hostage. The girls were chained, starved, beaten and raped. This is the story of Amanda Berry who bore and raised a child while held in captivity. Finally able to make a brave escape with her five year old daughter in tow, she writes a brave and honest memoir. A heroic story of survival.

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Meredith3
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan
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The kidnappings of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus were so horrifying that I‘m sure each of them thought constantly #whydidithavetobeme ? I‘ve visited the site of the house where they were held captive for a decade, but it was torn down shortly after The girls escaped so now looks like the image from google maps- a small park of sorts. #ABBAinAugust

Mdargusch I‘m sure they did think that! Good one. 6y
emilyhaldi Love that you visited the house 😂😂😂😂 6y
Reviewsbylola One of the craziest stories ever. And pls don‘t forget the real hero of the day, my boy Charles Ramsay. You didn‘t happen to catch him on the porch next door eating some ribs? 6y
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Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola OMG we talked to the guy that lived in the same house Charles Ramsey lived in. Unfortunately he moved out not too long after they escaped and the arrest. 6y
Meredith3 @emilyhaldi I went twice and both times were en route to the airport to pick you or @AnnieD up 😹 6y
Reviewsbylola Lol of course you did. 😂😂 wonder where Chaz is now. 6y
Hollie Great choice for the prompt...what a sad story. 6y
Cinfhen I remember this story playing out on the news. What a nightmare for those girls. 💔💔💔 6y
BarbaraBB I read about this horrible story at the time but forgot about it later on. Thanks to your post I spent the last two (!) hours on the internet... so now I know all about it, including Charles Ramsay... 😂, so @Reviewsbylola you might like this: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/e-team/charles-ramsey-opens-up-on-his-life-f... (edited) 6y
Meredith3 @BarbaraBB hahaha fun stuff! Thank you!! 6y
Meredith3 @Cinfhen so terrible, but they all seem to be doing well these days! 6y
Meredith3 @Hollie thank you! 6y
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Insightsintobooks
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan
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On sale.

#kindledeal

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FantasyChick
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland | Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan
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1. Red
2. Safe on Netflix! I think this weekend is going to be a good time to binge on some Lucifer too 😈
3. I don't tend to Google too much when I'm reading but I had to look into the Cleveland kidnappings more after reading this one.
4. Ketchup, mustard, cheese, pickles, lettuce....it all counts right? 😂🍔
5. Cleaning and Netflix....so probably Netflix and reading 😉
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