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Hope

By: Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez, Arthur Morey
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Publisher's summary

Two victims of the infamous Cleveland kidnapper share the story of their abductions, their decade in captivity, and their final, dramatic rescue.

On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland area home and called 911, saying: “Help me, I’m Amanda Berry...I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been missing for 10 years".

A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight to his home, where he kept them chained in the basement. In the decade that followed, the three were raped, psychologically abused, and threatened with death. Berry bore a child - Jocelyn - by their captor.

Drawing upon their recollections and the diaries they kept, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus describe a tale of unimaginable torment, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan interweave the events within Castro’s house with the ongoing efforts to find the missing girls.

The full story behind the headlines - including shocking information never previously released - Hope is a harrowing yet inspiring chronicle of three women whose courage, ingenuity, and resourcefulness ultimately delivered them back to their lives and families.

Read by Jorjeana Marie, Marisol Ramirez, and Arthur Morey.

©2015 Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan (P)2015 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“The bravery and resolve that Berry and DeJesus convey in this well-crafted memoir is both astonishing and inspiring.” (Publishers Weekly)

“[A] compelling chronicle of Berry and DeJesus' harrowing experiences in captivity, told in their own words and in a journal that Berry kept on scraps of paper.... A nuanced testament to the complexity of the human spirit.” (Kirkus Reviews)

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A moving read.

Would you consider the audio edition of Hope to be better than the print version?

I've not read the print version but I thought the narration was good.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the sweet irony of Amanda, the girl he loved the most(if you can call it love) being the one that escaped and got him caught. I hope it hurt him to learn that, I hope it hurt a lot.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I'm not sure.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I started crying when Amanda's mother died before getting to see her daughter again, it broke my heart and made me hate Castro even more.

Any additional comments?

I've read Michelle's book before this and found her really remarkable and wanted to know more about the story from the other girls point of view, and while I enjoyed it overall and found it really moving the way Michelle's role was minimized bugged me a lot. I mean I understand it to a degree since she's already told her story herself and this is about Gina and Amanda, but the way it just skims over her involvement in their lives comes off as sort of dismissive at times? Like when she helped Amanda deliver her baby and Amanda choose not to mention the part where she actually saved the kid's life, or the way Gina doesn't really talk a lot about Michelle and their relationship even though they went through so much together and were really close.
The way they're framing it it's like Michelle isn't really important and barely an afterthought compared to Gina and Amanda which makes me a bit offended on her behalf. I think it's unfair to her, she didn't have what they had once she got out but that doesn't mean her life is any less precious.

Other than that it was a great read and gave me a greater understanding of the situation, if you haven't read Michelle's book yet I highly recommend it though to get the whole picture.

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Not what I expected...

I've read Michelle Knight's Finding me, and listening to Hope makes me wonder how can this woman be missing all over again but this time inside this book. I've found myself rolling my eyes from time to time listening to Gina and Amanda. It left me with more questions than answers and maybe lots of things left unsaid, and the way the tell their story but about a teenage point of view instead about how the overcome this tragedy...How shallow stuff became the main concerns and how even in the end cant see the bigger picture instead of jealousy and hate. Not evwn a thank you and not even included in the whole its what truly bugs me. What I like about this book it s that gives you some kind of closure and you can see other aspects of the investigation, on what was currently happening or with Ariel that gives you a bigger picture. But if you go exactly by it without Michelle's book its like she was a bug on the wall. Disappointed...

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Well written story of Hope.

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I listened to Michelle Knight's book "Finding Me" a few months ago. I was happy to also listen to Amanda and Gina's recount of their horrific experience. I now have a clear understanding of the reason for Michelle's sad experience after escape. Michelle did not have anyone looking for her. She also came from an abusive family before she was kidnapped. Michelle did not have her son waiting for her either. And to add salt on the wound, she was not invited to Washington DC by the Center for Missing Children. I believe this was a grave oversight by this organization. Even though she was an adult when kidnapped, she should have been included. I recommend this book. I want my granddaughter to listen to this. She is 14 and needs to understand the dangers of following society's rules that girls should always comply.

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Inspiring story, but somehow off-putting

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would not recommend this book to a friend mainly because I found the story inspiring however I found it redundant being that both girls were telling a very similar story. I have heard that the other girl's book is much better. I wish I had heard about it prior to this one.

Would you be willing to try another book from the authors? Why or why not?

No, I did not enjoy this one.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I think Gina's voice & personality was portrayed very well, but Amanda came off very annoying and like she was better than the other girls. I feel for the abductee who was left out of this book.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

NO.

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Touching Story Of Courage In The Face Of Adversity

Would you consider the audio edition of Hope to be better than the print version?

An audiobook is only as good as the narration it provides for the print version. I found the narration enhances the print version. Therefore, I feel it is a compliment to the print version.

What other book might you compare Hope to and why?

This book is a compliment to the book "Finding Me" by Michelle Knight. To get the complete story, one would need to listen to both books.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

This book compliments the print version by enhancing the story and adding personality to the individuals involved.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A True Story Of Courage In The Face Of Adversity.

Any additional comments?

I feel this book was needed to help complete the story of these girls harrowing years of captivity. I feel it does compliment Michelle Knight's book, but it goes one step further. It also provides the story of what went on outside of the girls' world while they were in the house away from everything that they knew and loved. It is my hope that the girls can find some kind of closure by telling their story and sharing it with the world.

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Inspiring, fascinating, emotional.

As someone growing up in Cleveland, this story hit home. We all knew them from missing persons flyers and news stories. Listening to their memoirs was truly amazing. I wish all of them happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.

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Breath Taking

This book was amazing. I also listened to the Michelle Knight book last year. I loved getting the different witness accounts stories. Ariel Castro is a coward and did what a typical coward would do which is physically, mentally and sexually abuse women but when the tables turn take his own life. Your in hell where you belong!!!

Also the people reading the book did an awesome job KUDOS

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Hard to start but a finish I will remember forever!

Don't be discouraged by the harsh nature of the subject. These women deserve to be heard and you will never be the same after hearing their story of courage, determination and HOPE.

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Thank you

I have been waiting for your story. It was worse than I expected . Once I started listening I could not put it down. Narrating was excellent.
Thank you again for sharing your story.

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Awesome

I was in tears by the end... Heart touching what these girls had to endure... And the happiness of there escape and rebuilding of there life... A must read!!

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