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Bezig met laden... Deceived: A True Story (2008)door Sarah Smith
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Well it doesn't happen very often, but I couldn't finish this! I listened to the audiobook and hated the narration. I couldn't even get past chapter one and as a Lancastrian feel quite insulted by the accent that the narrator gave John. Unforunately, one of the only other books that I've been unable to complete on LibraryThing was also recounting a true story. Unfortunately having a fascinating or extraordinary life does not automatically mean that you should be the person writing about it. The story sounds incredibly interesting - a woman deceived into going on the run for 10 years believing her boyfriend is an undercover policeman investigating the IRA - but why oh why not get an acomplished ghost writer or biographer to do the written work. Very disappointing. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
This powerful memoir introduces student Sarah Smith, whose peaceful existence was shattered one day in 1993 when an IRA bomb exploded near her college. In the aftermath of this terrorist attack, Robert Freegard, a barman she had recently befriended, revealed his true identity to Sarah and two of her friends--he was an MI5 spy investigating IRA cells in the area. Because of their knowledge of his true identity, Freegard convinced the three of them that they must go into hiding or risk being killed. Thus began a nightmare for Sarah, becoming a half-starved fugitive living in slums. During this time she lived under multiple pseudonyms and worked menial jobs. Freegard became the only person she trusted. But a decade later, police confronted her with the knowledge that Freegard was not an MI5 agent. He was a con man, and she was one of his many victims. By brainwashing Sarah with such sophisticated techniques that psychologists are still baffled, he had stolen ten precious years and more than $600,000 from her. This is Sarah Stephens' shocking true story, and a profile of a modern-day criminal genius and master manipulator. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Anyways, lend this from the library and did not know what it was about so when I started reading it and realized what was happening, I am sorry but it was so unbelievable to me. Not that she is lying but how can you be so dumb? I don't understand. And her parents and others giving all that money. How stupid.Normally I can see 2 sides but in this case it is hard.
So I did not enjoy this book at all. Maybe it was because of the way it was translated or because from the start I just could not feel any affinity with anyone.
Nu in Het Nederlands. Heb net de NL versie gecombineerd met de Engelstalige. Deze versie was er al maar iemand zet de NL boeken op Goodreads met de druk in de titel en dan vind je het boek alleen op isbn.
Anyways. Ik weet niet of het aan de vertaling lag of aan het verhaal zelf. Waarschijnlijk aan beide maar ik vond het helemaal niets. ( )