Stolen
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4.3 • 40 Ratings
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback. This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a character in the book, so vividly is it described. Ty, her captor, is no stereotype. He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her, wants only her. Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back? The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the outback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love and dependency, blur until they don't exist - almost.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Christopher s debut is an emotionally raw thriller that follows the abduction of 16-year-old Gemma by Ty, a gorgeous, 20-something Australian who is in love with her and hopes to win her love in return. The fast-paced novel is written in the past tense as a sort of diary from Gemma to Ty, suggesting that she has escaped, though this makes the story no less suspenseful. Ty drugs Gemma in a Bangkok airport and transports her to the home he has built in the isolated Australian outback, believing he s rescuing her from shallow parents and a city life in London she never really fit into. Clever and determined, Gemma gathers her strength and plots numerous escapes to no avail. In the process, she encounters the wildness of her desert surroundings and carefully digs for Ty s weaknesses, patching together his complex history, including the extent of his six-year obsession with her. Gemma s fluctuating emotions are entirely believable she s repulsed by Ty, but can t help recognizing the ways in which he s opened her eyes. It s a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
A masterpiece
This book is a masterpiece. Without planning to, I read it first when I was 17 - near Gemma’s age, and again now at 24 - apparently Ty’s real age, and the difference in perspective, whether from reading and knowing the ending past innocence is incredible. By the end I felt wholly tied to Gemma and her Stockholm syndrome. One of my favourite books. I would love to read a reply from Ty or just an update on his character. My heart was broken from this book in the most unexpected of ways.
Beyond amazing
This book I have now read twice, it’s the best book I have ever read. The storyline, the emotion, everything about it is amazing. I could not put it down and it even had me in tears at the end. I recommend it to anyone you won’t regret this read.
i’ve read it over 15 times
best book ever, i have the hard copy and the book on my phone so i can read it whenever. i’ve never loved a book so much like this one, the story is amazing, you won’t regret reading it, you won’t put it down! i read it in one day and i’ve reread it so many times since then and it never gets boring !!