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  • 3,096 Days in Captivity

  • The True Story of My Abduction, Eight Years of Enslavement, and Escape
  • Written by: Natascha Kampusch
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Scapetis-Tycer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (71 ratings)

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3,096 Days in Captivity

Written by: Natascha Kampusch
Narrated by: Jennifer Scapetis-Tycer
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Publisher's Summary

On March 2, 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped and found herself locked in a house that would be her home for the next eight years. She was starved, beaten, treated as a slave, and forced to work for her deranged captor. But she never forgot who she was, and she never gave up hope of returning to the world. This is her story.

©2010 Natascha Kampusch (P)2016 Tantor

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Very well done!’

So much to learn from this story! It makes me reflect on how children are treated in their various homes and schools and the effect on their self esteem.

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Riveting

Written very eloquently and really gives you a different perspective on her experience. Would recommend.

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Captivating, bringing the listener to tears ...

I enjoyed this book although it brought out many different emotions! I would recommend it to everyone. Fear, angry, pity, sadness & even an overwhelming helplessness at times. Unimagineably feelings of dispair seeing what an older human being can do to a child. Natasha was so wise for her age and so strong willed; this is what I credit with saving her life...the will to live! May good things come to her, always.

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Really enjoyed this book!

Overall a great read. Such a heartbreaking story, but a true story of resilience and bravery.

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Her strength

The story itself was well written, I would have liked to see a few additional voices used but overall I enjoyed it

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Hauntingly courageous

It’s hard to say I “like” the account of someone who has been abducted (it’s such a heinous act), I appreciated Natascha’s story on a few fronts. One is that, despite her desire for privacy, she realized the only way for her story to be told truthfully was to do it herself. Another is that at a young age she set a milestone at which she would attempt to escape - and she did it. And the last was that she chose who much to reveal, and put boundaries around private details. I applaud her.

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Amazing…..

Natasha is such a strong woman to be able to articulate so well what she went through! A very powerful and captivating listen….

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Brave Woman

Fascinating story about a brave little girl. Kudos to the author for surviving something so difficult.

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Well told.

It was as if I were in there with her. Her honesty and assessment of her kidnapper shows how intelligent she is as person despite being robbed of her young formative years.

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Unbelievable courage!!

Don’t know how she survived all that abuse!!

What a strong young she was and still is.

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