A timeless, âtriumphantâ (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 roomâcomatoseâshe has lost so much blood that her doctors believe itâs 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 âHero of the Monthâ by Glamour magazine, Meili tells us who she was before the attackâa young Wall Street professional with a promising futureâand 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 âmoments of unexpected grace and insights into lifeâs challengesâŠ.Meiliâs storyâthe story the public never knewâis unforgettableâ (The Buffalo News).