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  • By: Anna Ruston
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  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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By: Anna Ruston
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Summary

You're not going home. You're not going anywhere. You're mine now.

Growing up in a deeply troubled family, 15-year-old Anna felt lost and alone in the world. So when a friendly taxi driver befriended her, Anna welcomed the attention, and agreed to go home with him to meet his family. She wouldn't escape for over a decade.

Held captive by a sadistic pedophile, Anna was subjected to despicable levels of sexual abuse and torture. The unrelenting violence and degradation resulted in numerous miscarriages, and the birth of four babies.... each one stolen away from Anna at birth.

Her salvation arrived 13 years too late, but despite her shattered mind and body, Anna finally managed to flee. This is her harrowing, yet uplifting, true story of survival.

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Anna Ruston (P)2018 Tantor

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Very graphic.

Good to hear a story of survival, but the descriptions of her trauma are very graphic and detailed so be prepared. Not for the faint hearted.

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Lost for words

This account is simply awe inspiring! I cannot believe that these terrible events weren’t stopped on the number of occasions that professionals became involved!
Far more questions should have been asked m!
I hope that we can learn a number of valuable lessons.
Well done for telling your side - the truth! What a huge amount of strength you have!

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An extremely hard listen

I have listened to many books describing horrific life ordeals, this one though, was an extremely hard one to listen to! Yet I couldn’t stop because I needed to know that this little girl has found a way out! My heart goes to her, and to all people suffering abuse. I gave the story only 2 starts because it seemed inappropriate to give it a high rating considering how bad the little girl suffered. 5 starts for her courage to speak up and put it in writing. I just hope that she would summon the courage to seek justice for herself.

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Anna Ruston secret slave

What a good story and to think it was all true is unbelievable what that girl went through and to come out the other side is a tribute to her iron will .

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fantastic

One of the best audible books I have ever heard. A must read. Heatbreaking and really well told

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Fantastic read, my heart goes out to Anna Ruston.

My heart ached listening to this ladies horrible "life" how she trudged on just biding her time to set out her escape, Many men or women would have given up with life after experiencing all of this but thank you Anna for giving us an insight as to what you want through :( but I'm so happy she has now found her love, who she always kept that place in her heart for him 😘

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Shocking!!!

Shocking that even all those years ago no one noticed or if they did they turned a blind eye. It’s a shame that back then and even today things like this can go on and is disguised by way of culture so many do not ask questions as it’s accepted. Very good book and good narrator. Good to listen to.

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Very sad but interesting story.

Well read and written!!
Enjoyed the book,although that seems the wrong description under the circumstances of poor Anna's ordeal
.A very strong and brave lady.Although I think that her age was refered to wrongky a couple of times in chapter 26. When Sally was going to the market, Anna refers to herself as a Twenty year old woman which of course she couldn't have been if she was 15 when she was taken and escapedv13 years later.And I think there was another reference in the same chapter.
Not that this affects the impact of the story in any way, just thought I would mention it in case the editor was not aware of the mistake.

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it's the most incredible story I've heard 💔💔💔💔

absolutely 100% so so hard to listen to.... especially the concept to detail of the severity of this NOT JUST BRAVE, UNDENIABLY THE STRONGEST WOMAN PROBABLY KNOW N TO THIS EVIL WORLD, BUT THE MOST DRIVEN, INSPIRATIONAL HUMAN IVE EVER ❤️ HEARD OF, NO ACTUALLY THE LADY I NOW KNOW, AS I HAVE DEFINITELY, OVER THE PERIOD OF HEARING THIS I KNOW HER......!!!
BUT THE HARDEST PART FOR ME IS THAT ITS THE CLOSEST TO MY ACTUAL LIFE, FROM THE MOMENT I WAS BORN TO THIS HELL PEOPLE CALL LIFE, IT HAS BEEN ALL IVE KNOWN AND DISGUSTINGLY PAINFUL ABUSE, NEGLECT I SUFFERED AND AM STILL SUFFERING 💙 💔THIS LIFE I AM STILL TRAPPED IN AND LIVING TO THIS DAY STILL 💔 😢
SO ITS HELPED ME MORE THAT PROBABLY ANYONE WHO HAS OR IS LISTENING TO THIS AS I WRITE THIS SO THANK YOU GIRL 👧 💗 💓 BUT ALSO I HOPE MY DAY COMES OF RELEASE FROM THIS COMES SOON, I HOPE THAT ME HEARING THIS IS A SIGN FROM GOD THAT MY HELL IS GOING TO STOP SOON..!!! I PRAY 🙏 🤲 🕍 🕌 ⛪️

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Evil Culture

This is a perfect illustration of the contempt that Pakistani men have for white girls. Disgusting and harrowing read but essential that this sort of thing needs to be voiced.
Great narration and well done for your bravery in recounting this story.

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