Jane Anonymous

Bestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz’s thrilling novel Jane Anonymous is a revelatory confessional of a seventeen-year-old girl’s fight to escape a kidnapper—and her struggles to connect with loved ones and a life that no longer exists. Seven months. That’s how long I was kept captive. Locked in a room with a bed|refrigerator|and adjoining bathroom|I was instructed to eat|bathe|and behave. I received meals|laundered clothes|and toiletries through a cat door|never knowing if it was day or night. The last time I saw the face of my abductor was when he dragged me fighting from the trunk of his car. And when I finally escaped|I prayed I’d never see him again. Now that I’m home|my parents and friends want everything to be like it was before I left. But they don’t understand that dining out and shopping trips can’t heal what’s broken inside me. I barely leave my bedroom. Therapists are clueless and condescending. So I start my own form of therapy—but writing about my experience awakens uncomfortable memories|ones that should’ve stayed buried. How far will I have to go to uncover the truth of what happened—and will it break me forever?