4.3
Biografieën
A heart-stopping story of lies, brutality and fear. British girl Megan Stephens tells the true story of how an idyllic Mediterranean holiday turned into an unimaginable nightmare when she was tricked into becoming a victim of human trafficking and held captive for six years by deception, threats and violence.
While on holiday with her mother at a popular Mediterranean coastal resort, Megan fell in love. Just 14 years old, naïve and vulnerable, she had no reason to suspect that the man who said he loved her would commit the ultimate betrayal of her trust.
When her mother returned to England, Megan stayed with Jak, who said he would find her a job as a waitress and promised they would be together forever. But when Megan travelled to the city with Jak, his attitude quickly changed and instead of finding her work as a waitress, he allowed her to be raped and then sold her to a human trafficker.
Abandoned by Jak but still unable to accept that everything he’d told her had been a lie, Megan was coerced by threats and violence into working as a prostitute in private homes and brothels. Then the trafficker threatened her mother’s life and it was Megan’s turn to lie: sending her mother the staged photographs that had been taken of her apparently working as a waitress in a cafe, she told her she was happy.
Too frightened and bewildered to trust or reach out to anyone, Megan remained locked in a world of brutality and abuse for six years. In the end, there only seemed to be one way out.
Megan’s powerful story reveals the devastating realities of human trafficking and the fear that imprisons its victims more effectively than any cage could ever do.
© 2015 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008118402
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 29 januari 2015
4.3
Biografieën
A heart-stopping story of lies, brutality and fear. British girl Megan Stephens tells the true story of how an idyllic Mediterranean holiday turned into an unimaginable nightmare when she was tricked into becoming a victim of human trafficking and held captive for six years by deception, threats and violence.
While on holiday with her mother at a popular Mediterranean coastal resort, Megan fell in love. Just 14 years old, naïve and vulnerable, she had no reason to suspect that the man who said he loved her would commit the ultimate betrayal of her trust.
When her mother returned to England, Megan stayed with Jak, who said he would find her a job as a waitress and promised they would be together forever. But when Megan travelled to the city with Jak, his attitude quickly changed and instead of finding her work as a waitress, he allowed her to be raped and then sold her to a human trafficker.
Abandoned by Jak but still unable to accept that everything he’d told her had been a lie, Megan was coerced by threats and violence into working as a prostitute in private homes and brothels. Then the trafficker threatened her mother’s life and it was Megan’s turn to lie: sending her mother the staged photographs that had been taken of her apparently working as a waitress in a cafe, she told her she was happy.
Too frightened and bewildered to trust or reach out to anyone, Megan remained locked in a world of brutality and abuse for six years. In the end, there only seemed to be one way out.
Megan’s powerful story reveals the devastating realities of human trafficking and the fear that imprisons its victims more effectively than any cage could ever do.
© 2015 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008118402
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 29 januari 2015
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mia
17 nov 2022
left behind by your mother at 14 yrs 🤔
Nathalie
9 feb 2023
Inhoudelijk een verschrikkelijk verhaal. :( Dat dit nog altijd gebeurd. Onbegrijpelijk. Goed geschreven en voorgelezen.
Anita
24 aug 2023
Heftig verhaal
Anita
3 apr 2022
A very sad horrific story. To think it still happens. I’ve no words
Gina
12 feb 2022
Shocking verhaal. Ontzettend treurig dat mensen zo gemeen kunnen zijn, zowel de pooiers als klanten... Wat is dat meisje beschadigd..
Marije
31 jan 2021
Truly sad story about a fourteen years old girl forced into prostitution. Heartbreaking
Maria
29 dec 2022
Een heel goed boek.Duidelijk uitgelegd ook hoe een scenario als dit in z’n proces gaat.Bedankt voor het delen van je verhaal.
Kees
23 aug 2023
Wat een vreselijk verhaal. Eigenlijk kun je wel stellen dat dit meisje vanaf haar geboorte kansloos was met zulke ouders. Alcoholmisbruik, slaande ruzies, onstabiele thuissituatie, een gebrek aan toezicht, etcetera. Welke moeder hangt met haar dochter van 14 in in een bar rond tot 2 uur in de ochtend? Een vader die zijn dochter ertoe probeert over te halen om met zijn vrienden te slapen? Ik ben dit boek gaan luisteren omdat ik mij altijd afvroeg hoe vrouwen in de mensenhandel terechtkomen. Ik weet niet wat ik verontrustender vind: de mannen die misbruik maakten van dit kwetsbare meisje of de ouders die door totale desinteresse hun kind tot een makkelijke prooi maakten.
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