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by Caroline Roberts (Author), Stephen Richards (Author) "ON 15 OCTOBER 1928, Elizabeth Mills, my mum, was born ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Metro Books,London (28 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843580888
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843580881
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 467,810 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Caroline Roberts is a survivor. Just 16 years old when she was hitchhiking home from a weekend with her boyfriend, she was picked up by two of the most twisted and dangerous people in the country, names that would, years later, become synonymous with pure evil: Fred and Rose West. Unsuspecting, she took a job as a nanny to the Wests. The events that followed were to scar her for the rest of her life. Remarkably, Caroline has now rebuilt her shattered life - one of the few who came in contact with the couple to live to tell the tale. "The Lost Girl" is an inspirational true story of one woman's suffering and her eventual triumph against the odds.
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Survival Out Of A Nightmare, 3 Mar 2004
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I purchased this book after seeing Caroline being interviewed on the "This Morning" programme with Fern and Philip. The book starts with introduction to her childhood and the suffering she endured when her parents spilt up, her father rejected her, her stepfather rejected her as well as her stepbrothers who constantly bullied and verbally abused her. During her childhood she was sexually abused twice (by strangers) and by the time she was a teenager she sent herself on a destructive path; sleeping around and taking drugs. The book then goes on to describe the events leading up to the terrible night she first laid eyes on Fred and Rose West, how they abducted, tortured and both abused her in very strong sordid details which really shocked the hell out of me!! She is the one who got away and lived to tell the tale. A true story of extreme courage, bravery and survival. Caroline is an inspiration to us all! I read her book within two days as you just can't put it down and i recommend it to anyone looking for a light at the end of the tunnel. Be warned that the content is very graphic and may shock and upset.
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I read this book in one day!, 27 May 2004
By L. Payne (Weymouth, Dorset United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I hesitated about buying this book for ages, if you are doing the same, then dont!
This book was brilliant and was a very personal and moving account of not only this woman's harrowing experiences of life with Fred and Rose West but also her life in general.

This book is very well written and held my interest to the point that i stayed up until 5am to finish reading it! When Caroline described what it was like giving evidence in court during the trial of 'The Wests', i was moved to tears by her personal account of events and the guilt that she felt when she discovered that Fred and Rose West had killed their own child, to whom Caroline had looked after and helped care for!
It was one of those books that made me go back downstairs and double check i had locked the front door!!
Emotional, quite scary and totally gripping!
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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars When terror strikes...., 29 Dec 2004
By A. Mozdzer "aandacleaning" (U.K) - See all my reviews
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God forbid that anyone should go through this ordeal,but having done so,having the strength to admit your wrongs and fears, is to be commended.I am an avid book reader,and this is one of the best i have read in a long while
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5.0 out of 5 stars It`s just as well you know that caroline escapes..
before you start reading this book, otherwise your nerves would be in pieces before the end of it. It is a frightening and disturbing read and has you on the edge of your seat... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Leeds lass

2.0 out of 5 stars Thin Reading
I dont know what I was expecting, though a lot of true life stories have a spirit to them, an edge. This woman peppered the book with tales of self pity, which started before the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by mandy

4.0 out of 5 stars A story of triumph and great courage
This is an excellent book and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone, although the chapter detailing the authors ordeal with the Wests does make for harrowing reading and may prove... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Julie

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost girl
Words are hard to find to review this book. What Caroline Roberts went though her entire life no-one should ever have to suffer. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. S. Kettle

5.0 out of 5 stars TO SURVIVE THE WESTS IS A STORY BEYOND
There is only a handful of women to have survived attacks by monsters such as the Wests. A woman survived a Sutcliffe attack and Hailey Giblin survived Ian Huntley. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Gilr Review
I have just finished reading this book and I couldnt put it down..this is a story of how she over came all of her past betrayals from numerous people and came out of the other end... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Caroline Roberts The Lost Girl
After reading The Lost Girl, i found this book very hard to put down. It is an amazing story about a young lady who was a victim of Fred and Rose West, after having many... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2005 by sammy266

5.0 out of 5 stars I could not put this book down -
I read this in two evenings. A truly inspiring story of someone who seems to have had just about every tragedy there is thrown at her during her life. Read more
Published on 19 May 2005 by L. Feldberg

5.0 out of 5 stars A REMARKABLE STORY, IN SPITE OF THE WESTS
This book touched my heart and all of the despicable things the Wests did to poor Caroline are too graphic for words! Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2004 by CRAZY GIRL

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab, Healing, Book
Absoulutely fabulous reading, horrific childhood, such strength of character to survive and live to tell her tale, i found the last two chapters more tear jerking than her... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2004 by girlykisskiss

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