I Am the Central Park Jogger

A timeless, triumphant (Entertainment Weekly) story of healing and recovery from the victim of a crime that shocked the nation: the Central Park Jogger.Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on April 19, 1989, a young woman jogs alone near 102nd Street in New York City's Central Park. She is attacked, raped, savagely beaten, and left for dead. Hours later she arrives at the emergency roomcomatoseshe has lost so much blood that her doctors believe its a miracle she's still alive. Meet Trisha Meili, the Central Park Jogger. I Am the Central Park Jogger recounts the mesmerizing, inspiring, often wrenching story of human strength and transcendent recovery. Called Hero of the Month by Glamour magazine, Meili tells us who she was before the attacka young Wall Street professional with a promising futureand who she has become: a woman who learned how to read, write, walk, talk, and love again...and turn horrifying violence and certain death into extraordinary healing and victorious life. With moments of unexpected grace and insights into lifes challenges.Meilis storythe story the public never knewis unforgettable (The Buffalo News).