5 must-read abuse books like Abandoned by Anya Peters

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Abandoned

By: Anya Peters

3.84

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

Separated from her real mother at birth, Anya grew up in terror of her drunken bullying uncle. Beat…

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Cover of The Evil Within: Murdered by her stepbrother – the crime that shocked a nation. The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father by Darren Galsworthy

1. The Evil Within: Murdered by her stepbrother – the crime that shocked a nation. The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father

By: Darren Galsworthy

4.27

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Previously published as Becky, this is the heartbreaking story behind the murder of 16-year-old Bri… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • true story
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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2. Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

By: Kevin Sullivan , None , Gina DeJesus , Mary Jordan , Amanda Berry

4.35

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Two women kidnapped by infamous Cleveland school-bus driver Ariel Castro share the stories of their… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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3. Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings

By: Michelle Knight , Michelle Burford

4.17

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times Bestseller and inspirational memoir by Michelle Knight, whose survival story … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
"Every time i see a butterfly, it reminds me of how precious life can truly be. To be able to turn from a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly and fly away so freely and gracefully wherever she may …"

-Michelle Knight, Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings

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4. Ricochet

By: Sandra Brown

3.69

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Hello, Darkness and Smash Cut comes another steamy thriller of murde… read more

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5. One Child: The True Story of a Tormented Six-Year-Old and the Brilliant Teacher Who Reached Out

By: Torey L. Hayden

1.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

This beautiful and deeply moving tale recounts educational psychologist Torey Hayden's battle to un… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true story
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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6. Abandoned

By: Anya Peters

3.84

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

Separated from her real mother at birth, Anya grew up in terror of her drunken bullying uncle. Beat… read more

Similar categories in Anya Peters's Abandoned book and Anya Peters's Abandoned

  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • true story
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • abuse

7. Ghost Girl

By: Torey L. Hayden

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her,… read more

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8. Somebody Else's Kids

By: Torey L. Hayden

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

"Were all just somebody else's kids . . . " A small seven-year-old boy who couldn't speak except to… read more

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9. The Slave Across the Street: The True Story of How an American Teen Survived the World of Human Trafficking

By: None

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

The memoir of a woman, tricked and trapped into sexual slavery as a young teenager. read more

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10. Dirty Old Man

By: None

4.03

Format: 288 pages,

"Monsters do exist, though many parents can't see them. I knew one called Bernie. He groomed me and… read more

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11. Twilight Children: Three Voices No One Heard Until a Therapist Listened

By: Torey L. Hayden

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of One Childcomes the story of three of former special education teache… read more

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12. The New Wife

By: J.P. Delaney

3.38

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

When Finn Hensen gets a call from his sister Jess to say their father has died, neither is heartbro… read more

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13. Deception

By: Lesley Pearse

4.03

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?After the funeral of her mo… read more

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14. The Prison Doctor

By: Amanda Brown

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ i… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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15. Please Protect Us

By: Toni Maguire

4.53

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

From No.1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a new true story of shame, silence, abuse and survi… read more

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16. The Family Secret

By: A.J. Carter

3.96

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do to hide your past?Years after that horrifying night, my life has finally become s… read more

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17. A Boy Without Hope

By: Casey Watson

4.29

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A hist… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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18. Stella's Story (Thrown Away Children Book 1)

By: Louise Allen

4.38

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

'Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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19. The Tiger's Child: What Ever Happened to Sheila?

By: Torey L. Hayden

4.05

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of One Child comes this incredible, true story of the six-year-old girl… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true story
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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20. The Bad Room: Held Captive and Abused by My Evil Carer. A True Story of Survival.

By: Jade Kelly

4.44

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

After years of physical and mental abuse, Jade thought her kindly foster mother would be the answer… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • true story
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
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21. Silent Cries of the Children

By: Redonda Stover

3.30

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a true story about the abuse, neglect, and survival of five small children, what they had t… read more

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