Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed
Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed is a 2014 biographical memoir by American kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight and contributed by Michelle Burford. Knight's memoir tells the story of her tumultuous childhood in Cleveland, her estrangement from her family, and her fight for custody for her son, as well as being abducted, raped, tortured and kept into captivity for over a decade at the hands of her infamous kidnapper.[1][2][3][4][5]
Author | Michelle Knight |
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Audio read by | Michelle Knight (herself) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Story of the kidnappings of three Cleveland women in the early 2000s |
Genre | Biography |
Publisher | Weinstein |
Publication date | May 6, 2014 |
Media type | |
Pages | 280 |
ISBN | 978-1-602-86279-1 |
Knight's book served as the outline for the Lifetime network movie Cleveland Abduction.[6] The book debuted May 6, 2014, one year after Knight was rescued from captivity, in the number two spot on the New York Times Bestseller List.[7] Knight's memoir was named to the top 20 best biographies and memoirs list by Amazon.com in 2014.[8]
References
- "Michelle Knight's book reveals new details about life and terror with Ariel Castro". cleveland.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "Michelle Knight: I hid from rescuers". New York Post. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- http://www.biography.com/people/michelle-knight-21399719#synopsis Biography.com Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "Survivor of unspeakable horror, Michelle Knight refuses to be defined by captivity". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "Michelle Knight Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "'Cleveland Abduction,' a Lifetime movie based on Michelle Knight's 'Finding Me,' debuts May 2". news-herald.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-05-03/crime-and-punishment/list.html NYTimes.com Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Lauren Browning (6 January 2015). "Best Biographies And Memoirs Of 2014 - Business Insider". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 May 2016.