The triumphant story of a woman who refused to become a victim.
Like an apparition, conjured out of the darkness, a young man with light blond hair pushed his face into the car. I immediately spotted the knife. It was a long, thin weapon, almost like a letter opener, with a tapering blade. It felt cold and spiny as he pressed it to my neck. When he spoke his voice, which was quiet and controlled, sounded as though it emanated from a distant planet. But every word thudded into my skull.
“Move over or I’ll kill you,” he whispered.
And so began Alison’s nightmare journey with the two callous killers who were to rape her, stab her so many times doctors could not count the wounds, slit her throat and leave her for dead in a filthy clearing miles...
Marian Thamm has worked as a journalist, columninst, editor and author for over twenty years. Her work has appeared in a variety of local and international newspapers and magazines. Has ghosted several books including the best-selling ‘I Have Life – Alison’s Story’ and ‘When All Else Falls Away – The Nigel Fairhead Story’. She has collaborated on other publications including ‘The Fairlady Collection – 40 Years of Fine Writing.’
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