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Stolen
by Lucy Christopher
'Stolen' is a pretty easy read, it only took me a couple of days, but that doesn't mean it can't affect you. Gemma, a 16 year old girl, is kidnapped by a man in Britain and taken to a remote area of Australia to live with him. The book is written as a letter to her captor, and it goes chronologically through her capture and her time with him.
It is written excellently through the eyes of a teenage girl, and I especially like the turn that the story takes. I think there is an ignored piece of a kidnapping story where everyone ignores that there are forever some emotions that tie you to your captor - even love. People refuse to see that. 'Stolen' takes this idea and shows how you can come to love anyone if you see the parts of them that no one else sees. It didn't end the way I wanted it to, but you realise that the way you wanted it to end was immoral and couldn't have lasted, but you wanted that for Gemma anyway.
Take a read of this book. It won't take you very long, but you'll be better off for it.
It is written excellently through the eyes of a teenage girl, and I especially like the turn that the story takes. I think there is an ignored piece of a kidnapping story where everyone ignores that there are forever some emotions that tie you to your captor - even love. People refuse to see that. 'Stolen' takes this idea and shows how you can come to love anyone if you see the parts of them that no one else sees. It didn't end the way I wanted it to, but you realise that the way you wanted it to end was immoral and couldn't have lasted, but you wanted that for Gemma anyway.
Take a read of this book. It won't take you very long, but you'll be better off for it.