{"product_id":"girl-taken-a-true-story-of-abduction-captivity-and-survival-paperback","title":"Girl, Taken: A True Story of Abduction, Captivity and Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Quinlan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElena Nikitina\u003c\/b\u003e (Narrated by), \u003cb\u003eElena Nikitina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003cb\u003eGold Literary Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e in the Memoir category at 2019 Global Ebook Awards*** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Terrifying ordeal.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Gripping story.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRadio America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An unimaginably horrific ordeal.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003cb\u003e Mirror \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"held hostage on the Chechen Frontline.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBBC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Story of survival is inspiring others and raising awareness.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWCPO Cincinnati\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine walking home alone one evening. Suddenly, you are assaulted, drugged and kidnapped. Strange men drive you through the night and keep you prisoner. You don't know who they are. You don't know what they want. They speak a language you don't even understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis happened to me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust three weeks after my 21st birthday, on the evening of October 4th, 1994, I was abducted from the streets of my hometown in southern Russia while on my way home. They drugged me and drove to another country, where they held me captive in a tiny room at first, and then under a house in a pit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few weeks after my kidnapping, a brutal civil war broke out. The country plunged into darkness. I was one lost soul, powerless, and at the mercy of hardened killers in a land where innocent people were dying every day. I was always in darkness, always under threat. The captors threatened to cut me into pieces and shoot me. I witnessed the horror of war. I saw things I cannot allow myself to think about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough eight horrifying months of captivity, witnessing atrocities, surviving bombings and sexual violence, I fought desperately to stay alive, stay sane, and not to lose the one thing that kept me going: my hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI wrote a book about my experiences: \u003ci\u003e Girl, Taken - A True Story of Abduction, Captivity and Survival.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss the continuation of the story in the second part, now available on Kindle: \u003ci\u003eWhat Did Not Kill Me, Made Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Nikitina was born in the city of Astrakhan, Russia, during the time of the Soviet Union. In 1994, she was abducted by a Chechen gang, and taken to Grozny, the capital city of Chechnya. She survived the First Russian-Chechen War, eventually escaping an abandoned mountain village, and walking into the middle of a Russian army encampment while waving a white handkerchief. She immigrated to the United States and received political asylum. GIRL, TAKEN is Elena's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449248170162,"sku":"9780988213869","price":20.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8ZDFHS_9D89780988213869.webp?v=1783128880","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/girl-taken-a-true-story-of-abduction-captivity-and-survival-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}