Snatched, Elizabeth Harper
Snatched, Elizabeth Harper
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Snatched

Author: Elizabeth Harper

Narrator: Fiona Boylan

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/31/2022


Synopsis

Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled ‘one of the most abused girl in Rotherham’, now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye. Aged just 15, lonely and bullied by her peers, Elizabeth ‘El’ Harper felt like an outcast. But then a chance encounter in the street with a friendly woman suddenly brought hope to her world. A friendship between El and this benevolent stranger blossomed, and life began to feel worth living again. As the months passed, El grew more and more distant from her family. One day, she didn’t return home to her parents at all … Snatched It is also an inspiring account of how trauma can turn vulnerability to strength in the most extraordinary of ways.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Omnia on April 06, 2022

Heart breaking story that’s captivating and well written.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on April 25, 2022

What a brave and honest account from a remarkable young lady. This brave book has been written by the victim of a huge Sex exploitation scandal based in Rotherham, and describes in harrowing detail just how she suffered and the hands of many pedophiles. Most surprisingly of all, was that the main pe......more

Goodreads review by Lynda on February 06, 2025

I recently saw this poor woman at a party conference. I was so full of admiration for her courageous speech, that I obtained her book from the library as I just could not imagine what she had been through. 15 year old El had a passion for books and being academic made her the target of numerous bulli......more

Goodreads review by Abra on December 19, 2022

It's so hard to say you "enjoy" a book about someone's trauma and suffering, but this book had me gripped from start to finish, the writing of it was captivating. The over all taking from this book is that we look at women as "safe", to protect other females, mother and nurture them, especially the......more

Goodreads review by Coley on July 04, 2022

What el went through was truly shattering! I think that all professionals need to read more books on exploitation and more work needs to be done within authority’s to prevent such matters. Risky business should be a charity that is government funded and in all localities because the work they did wa......more