The Little Prisoner: How a childhood was stolen and a trust betrayed

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

Jane Elliott fell into the hands of her sadistic and brutal stepfather when she was 4 years old. Her story is both inspiring and horrifying. Kept a virtual prisoner in a fortress-like house and treated to daily and ritual abuse, Jane nonetheless managed to lose herself in a fantasy world which would keep her spirit alive.

Equally as horrifying as the physical abuse Jane suffered, were the mental games her tormentor played - getting his kicks from seeing Jane humiliated, confused, crushed and defeated at every turn.

Her family and neighbourhood were all terrified of Jane's stepfather so no-one held out a rescuing hand. So Jane had to help herself. When she was 21 she ran away with her baby daughter and boyfriend to start a new life in hiding. Several years on she found the courage to go to the police. A court case followed where Jane bravely stood up against the unrepentant aggressor she so feared. He was jailed for 17 years. Jane's family took his side.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007208936
• ISBN13: 9780007208937
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: HarperElement
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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