Hope: A Memoir of Survival

by Amanda Berry

Mary Jordan (Secondary Author) and Kevin Sullivan (Secondary Author)

5 of 5 stars 1 rating • 0 reviews • 6 shelved
Book cover for Hope

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: "Help me, I'm Amanda Berry... I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for ten years." A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight to his home, where he kept them chained. In the decade that followed, the three were raped, psychologically abused, and threatened with death. Berry had a daughter -- Jocelyn -- by their captor. Drawing upon their recollections and the diary kept by Amanda Berry, Berry and Gina DeJesus describe a tale of unimaginable torment. Reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castro's house with original reporting on efforts to find the missing girls. The full story behind the headlines -- including details never previously released on Castro's life and motivations -- Hope is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of two women whose courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families.
  • ISBN10 1410478033
  • ISBN13 9781410478030
  • Publish Date 10 June 2015 (first published 27 April 2015)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 9 July 2021
  • Imprint Thorndike Press
  • Edition Large type / large print edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 563
  • Language English