The Little Prisoner: How a Childhood Was Stolen and a Trust Betrayed. Jane Elliott with Andrew Crofts

By Jane Elliott

Book Overview

An inspirational true story of a 4 year old girl who fell into the power of a man whose evil knew no bounds. She encountered terrifying mental and physical torture from her psychopathic stepfather for a period of 17 years until she managed to break free, her spirit still unbroken.

'An inspirational page-turner.' Heat

'The devastating and moving true life story of Jane's life. A powerful read.' Best

'A tragic tale, yet filled with hope.' Woman

'This true story of an escape from a miserable childhood makes inspiring reading.' Woman & Home

Held as a prisoner, subject to horrendous emotional and physical abuse, it wasn't until Jane was 21 that she managed to escape. But it took another five years of living in hiding before she felt able to go to the police.

Nearly every witness who could have attested to the evil and violent behaviours of her stepfather was too frightened to come forward. Would the judge and jury believe Jane and her small band of brave supporters?

The Little Prisoner is the shocking, astonishing and ultimately uplifting true story of one woman's shattering twenty-year ordeal; and how she triumphed over an evil and violet human monster when honesty and bravery were her only weapons. A heart-rending and inspirational tale of courage and survival.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007208936
• ISBN13: 9780007208937
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: HarperElement
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

A childhood most never survive

Jane Elliot lived through a childhood that most never survive to tell the tale. The things this woman went through are unimaginable horrors. From being a sex, and domestic slave for 17 years to being beat down for speaking out against her abuser by her very own brothers. I'm angry that her mother was never charged with neglect. I know Jane wants to believe that her mom didn't know about the sexual abuse she endured but deep down I think she knows that really her mother could have cared less. This is a tale of survival. Once you open this book you will not want to set it down.

Super...or not?

How do you really give a review on something with such a hard subject matter to digest? Well, in this case the author did a great job of letting the reader into such an awful portion of her life. We get to "try" to understand what is was like to endure years of pain, both physical and mental. We get to "try" and figure out how these awful things could have happened...and WHY it is so important to "get involved" as citizens. Nobody wanted to take a stand for this little girl...nobody wanted to be brave...but she was. The author mentions a book I read years ago called "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer, and I'd agree...if you read it and found it engaging...you'll find this engaging as well.

Very scaqry, but very well done.

This whole subject is not for the "faint of heart". It is horrific and beyond the understanding of those of us not touched by actual experience. A blind eye has been turned on these poor children for long enough. We must keep them safe and prosecute the perpetrators.

So Emotional

This young child is forced in to a terrible ordeal with a man. Her life is filled with painful twist and turns. hard to imagine that such things could happen to children byt even more amazing that a child can come out of it and fight with courage and dignity to survive it all. Also read Nightmares Echo and Smashed