#Hope a memoir of survival in cleveland driver#
#Hope a memoir of survival in cleveland full#

While we lived within feet of each other for years inside a very small house, our experiences were very different. Now we want the world to know: We survived, we are free, we love life. When it was very hard to believe we would ever be free again, and no longer enslaved by a cruel man, just writing the word “hope” over and over helped keep us going. We videotaped news coverage of them holding vigils and replayed those tapes on our most desperate days. They never gave up, and that gave us strength. We want people to know the truth, the real story of our decade as Castro’s prisoners inside 2207 Seymour Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.įor years we could see on TV that our families were looking for and praying for us. But our story is not just about rape and chains, lies and misery. We have written here about terrible things that we never wanted to think about again. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.

#Hope a memoir of survival in cleveland full#

The full story behind the headlines-including details never previously released on Castro’s life and motivations- Hope is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of two women whose courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families. Berry had a daughter-Jocelyn-by their captor.ĭrawing upon their recollections and the diary kept by Amanda Berry, Berry and Gina DeJesus describe a tale of unimaginable torment, and Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castro’s house with original reporting on efforts to find the missing girls. In the decade that followed, the three were raped, psychologically abused, and threatened with death. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight to his home, where he kept them chained. I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been missing for ten years.”Ī horrifying story rapidly unfolded. On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: “Help me, I’m Amanda Berry.

#Hope a memoir of survival in cleveland driver#

Two women kidnapped by infamous Cleveland school-bus driver Ariel Castro share the stories of their abductions, captivity, and dramatic escape Now we want the world to know: we survived, we are free, we love life. A bestselling book that is inspiring the nation: “We have written here about terrible things that we never wanted to think about again.