Publisher's Synopsis
Taken: Cordelia James is a carefree 10 year old little girl living in small town Hikes, West Virginia. One day in the summer, Cordelia is approached by a man, who tries to lure her into his "big boat car." Flustered, she tells her mother of the encounter, but not of the attempted abduction. One week later, Cori awakens in the trunk of a car, absolutely horrified to find out that she is being taken to live with her new "husband" in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Realization: Years later, we find out that the little girl of 10 is now a beautiful young woman of 17, still very much alive. Unfortunately for the man she has come to know as "Papa Stu," Cori has just found out a way to free herself from the chains that bind her, and she is not at all looking for a way home. Instead, this young woman is plotting something of the more DIRECT kind....revenge, in the form of tortures and punishments that will bring a monster to the end of his wits and a victim to the insanity of her monster. This book attempts to answer the question many have asked in the wake of tragedy against children--How far would you go, and, could you still keep your sanity in the process?
