The other side
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Lacy M. Johnson
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Tin House Books, LLC
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781935639831
Subjects: Kidnapping victims; Rape victims; Biography
Description: "Lacy Johnson was held prisoner in a soundproofed room in a basement apartment that her ex-boyfriend rented and outfitted for the sole purpose of raping and killing her. She escaped, but not unscathed. The Other Side is the haunting account of a first passionate and then abusive relationship, the events leading to Johnson's kidnapping and imprisonment, her dramatic escape, and her hard-fought struggle to recover. At once thrilling, terrifying, harrowing, and hopeful, The Other Side offers more than just a true crime record. In language both stark and poetic, Johnson weaves together a richly personal narrative with police reports, psychological evaluations, and neurobiological investigations, provoking both troubling and timely questions about gender roles and the epidemic of violence against women. "--