The Girl with No Name : The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys
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Raised by monkeys, a wild child's journey.
This book is a great read for those interested in true stories of survival and human resilience. Marina's story of being abducted, abandoned and surviving alone in the Colombian rainforest with a troop of capuchin monkeys is both inspiring and harrowing. Her journey as a feral child in the jungle and later as a street kid in a Colombian city who took control of her life despite the challenges, makes for a captivating read.
The Girl with No Name : The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys
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ISBN: 9781780576541
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM75.92 MYR
Authors:
Marina Chapman
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Date of Publication: 2013-11-07
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 6933 readers)
Description
'It all happened so quickly. One minute I was squatting on the bare earth, preoccupied with popping pea pods, and the next I saw a flash of black hand and white cloth. Then, before I even had a chance to cry out, it had sailed towards my face, and completely covered it...�In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest.So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend five years alone in the jungle, her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself.At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her as a slave to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped � to live the perilous existence of a Colombian city street kid.Marina�s life as a wild child wasn�t over. In some ways, it had only just begun. This is her astonishing story.
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