If you are looking for a suspenseful read to take your mind off daily worries, give JANE ANONYMOUS a try. Laurie Faria Stolarz ramps up the tension in this novel that alternates between "Then" and "Now" as a young girl deals with the trauma of being abducted.
Jane was simply picking up her friend's birthday gift when her life took a frightening turn. It was after hours, but the good looking guy pleading at the door convinced her to open the store. His story was that he had to pick up a gift for his girlfriend or their relationship would be over. A little disappointed that his pick was a bracelet Jane herself had been coveting, she prepared to sell it to him. What was supposed to be a quick sale to help out a guy in a romantic jam, became seven long months held captive and traumatized beyond her wildest dreams.
Jane never made it to Shelly's house with the birthday gift. Instead, she has drugged and thrust into the trunk of her abductor's car. When she woke, she was in a totally white room with the bare necessities. Fear drives Jane to extremes as she struggles to survive. At times she rebels and refuses to eat, sleep, or bathe. Other times she realizes if she follows her captor's rules she might be able to convince him to release her or at least use his point system to earn rewards she could eventually use to escape.
A friendship with a fellow captive named Mason helps Jane cope during her seven month ordeal. When she manages to escape and return to her family, she is shocked to discover how much she misses Mason, and even more shocked to discover that no one believes he was even real.
Readers learn Jane's story through the memories of her time held captive and her present struggle to readjust to the world when she returns. She definitely struggles with PTSD as she copes with horrific memories and tries to communicate her fears with parents and friends who just can't understand.
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