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A review by jadecobain
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
5.0
I grew up hearing about the crazy story of Patty Hearst but mostly about her being kidnapped, robbing a bank and that I associate the word Stockholm syndrome with her. I'm glad the author gave a brief story on how that syndrome got it's name.
I like that the author used the perspective of everyone involved to help tell the story since Patty herself didn't want anything to do with the book.
Patty spent a year on the run with several opportunitys to make a break for it but seemed mentally held captive. Spending years in a bad marriage I can see how that could happen. You can physically escape but mentally your brain traps you in various scenarios that all end in death in some way.
I can't help but wonder tho did you just jump from one captor to the next? Has she ever been mentally free?
It was a great inside look and I've added the other books to my tbr
I like that the author used the perspective of everyone involved to help tell the story since Patty herself didn't want anything to do with the book.
Patty spent a year on the run with several opportunitys to make a break for it but seemed mentally held captive. Spending years in a bad marriage I can see how that could happen. You can physically escape but mentally your brain traps you in various scenarios that all end in death in some way.
I can't help but wonder tho did you just jump from one captor to the next? Has she ever been mentally free?
It was a great inside look and I've added the other books to my tbr