The girl with no name: the incredible true story of a child raised by monkeys
by Chapman, Marina 1950?-; James, Vanessa 1984-; Barrett-Lee, Lynne 1959-.
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BookPublisher: Mainstream Publishing 2013ISBN: 9781780575797; 9781780577401; 9781780577401; 1780577400; 1780575793.Classification number: 364.154 CHASubject(s): Chapman 1950?- -- Childhood and youth | Chapman 1950?- -- Kidnapping, 1954 | Kidnapping victims -- Colombia -- Biography | Feral children -- Colombia -- Biography | Street children -- Colombia -- BiographySubject: In 1954, a young girl was abducted and then abandoned in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend five years in the jungle, her only family being a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself. At around ten years old, a feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped and lived as a street kid. However, Marina's life as a wild child wasn't over - in some ways, it had only just begun.
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In 1954, a young girl was abducted and then abandoned in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend five years in the jungle, her only family being a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself. At around ten years old, a feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped and lived as a street kid. However, Marina's life as a wild child wasn't over - in some ways, it had only just begun.
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