Snatched: Trapped by a Woman to Be Sold to Men
By (Author) Elizabeth Harper
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
17th January 2023
31st March 2022
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
True stories of survival of abuse and injustice
Child abuse
Sexual abuse and harassment
Coping with / advice about abuse
Human trafficking
True crime
Victimology and victims of crime
Trauma and shock
618.9285836
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
230g
Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled one of the most abused girl in Rotherham, now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye.
Aged just 15, lonely and bullied by her peers, Elizabeth El Harper felt like an outcast. But then a chance encounter in the street with a friendly woman suddenly brought hope to her world. A friendship between El and this benevolent stranger blossomed, and life began to feel worth living again.
As the months passed, El grew more and more distant from her family. One day, she didnt return home to her parents at all
Snatched is the shocking true story of how a young girl was taken from the streets and groomed into Britains biggest sex-trafficking ring, all at the hands of a woman.
It is also an inspiring account of how trauma can turn vulnerability to strength in the most extraordinary of ways.
Elizabeth Harper is a CSE survivor and whistleblower on the Rotherham grooming scandal - the biggest this country has ever seen. Today, she not only works alongside social workers, youth workers and politicians to help prevent child sexual exploitation, but helps those who have had their lives blighted by it. She is a public speaker and volunteer worker offering one-to-ones with at-risk children and children in care. In 2016, she set up a project that trained big business in Rotherham how to spot the signs of CSE. The project, the first of its kind, was funded by the Police Crime Commissioner. It was attended by businesses such as Costa, KFC and McDonald's - all the places where vulnerable teens might congregate.