Freedom: My Book of Firsts

Jaycee Dugard

Jul 2016 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In the follow-up to her #1 bestselling memoir, A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own.

When Jaycee Dugard was eleven years old, she was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was missing for more than eighteen years, held captive by Philip and Nancy Garrido, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment.

In A Stolen Life Jaycee told the story of her life from her abduction in 1991 through her reappearance in 2009. Freedom: My Book of Firsts is about everything that happened next.

“How do you rebuild a life?” Jaycee asks. In these pages, she describes the life she never thought she would live to see: from her first sight of her mother to her first time meeting her grownup sister, her first trip to the dentist to her daughters’ first day of school, her first taste of champagne to her first hangover, her first time behind the wheel to her first speeding ticket, and her first dance at a friend’s wedding to her first thoughts about the possibility of a future relationship.

This raw and inspiring book will remind you that there is, as Jaycee writes, “life after something tragic happens…Somehow, I still believe that we each hold the key to our own happiness and you have to grab it where you can in whatever form it might take.” Freedom is an awe-inspiring memoir about the power we all hold within ourselves.

Ratings and reviews

Thank you for allowing us to be apart of your life. Through telling your story you give strength to other victims of abuse, and give hope that one day they will heal.

An amazing inspiring brave person!! Been following your story since day one the day you were found, have bought your first book, people magazine, and just bought your second book! And guess what, not once have I confused you with the duggard clan, or the Cleveland girls, or Elizabeth smart, I know your brave story and admire you, keep going strong,,,god bless you Jaycee dugard :)

I'm so glad to hear about her wonderful experiences and how far she's come! She's such an inspiration and it's nice to see her take back the control of her own life and the lives of her daughters.

About the author

Jaycee Dugard is the author of the memoir A Stolen Life, which tells the story of her kidnapping and eighteen years of captivity. Her second book is Freedom: My Book of Firsts.