Stolen

I was stolen from an airport.Taken from everything I knew, everything I was usedto.Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And he expectedme to love him.This is my story. Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and takento the Australian Outback.Ty, her captor, is no stereotype – he's young and attractive. This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning.He loves only her, wants only her.Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the worldoutside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back?The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemmato Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in theoutback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and loveand dependency, blur until they don't exist – almostWinner of the Branford Boase Award'Complicated and beautiful – this novel left me doubtingmy emotions and missing a place I'd never been.' MaggieStiefvater'All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder.A stunning, scary, and beautiful book.' John Marsden'Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once.'School Library Journal