Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy ChristopherMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
As much as I know this book will be enjoyed by some of my students, it really was creepy. especially the reason her captor uses to justify why he was "took" her. Gemma is in an airport with her parents when she is drugged and abducted by Ty. He takes her far, far away to the outback of Australia where the isolation is complete- there are no roads, buildings, just endless miles of desert and hot sun and sand. Gemma is catatonic with fear for awhile but as she tries to escape,and really harms herself; she stops from planning an escape and gets to know Ty. His story (or lies) places him in London looking for his mother and seeing Gemma as a young child in the park and over the years, he falls in love with Gemma. Gemma doesn't really remember Ty but Ty is adamant about his love and devotion to Gemma and their life together in the outback. I really liked how Lucy Christopher was able to show the terror of Gemma, her initial horror at living in the outback, and then her gradual feelings of belonging and awe in this hovel of a home Ty created for them. The subtitle, "letter to my captor" is one of the ways her psychiatrist recommends Gemma deal with her captivity, by writing about it. This book is a study in contrasts and you will not be able to put it down (or maybe you will), there is nothing romantic about Ty and his world but you will feel compelled to keep on reading, there is a definite progresssion in story of abduction and obsession.
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