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Pimped
- The Shocking True Story of The Girl Sold for Sex by Her Best Friend
- Narrated by: Emma Swan
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
By the age of 13, vulnerable Sheffield teenager Samantha Owens had fallen through the cracks in the care system. Bounced around numerous foster carers after her home life became too chaotic, Samantha thought she had found a friend in the streetwise Amanda Spencer. The older girl bought her clothes, styled her hair and found her places to stay. Samantha's welfare was the last thing on Spencer's mind, however, as in reality she was grooming the young girl for exploitation of the worst possible kind.
Over the course of the next few months, Samantha was plied with alcohol and drugs and pimped out to over 50 men for Spencer's gain. Raped, abused and with no chance of escape, Samantha was at the mercy of the calculating, ruthless and intimidating Spencer. It took a police investigation of two years to bring her and a small gang of cohorts to justice, and in 2014, Spencer was jailed for 12 years. With her abusers in jail and Samantha bravely rebuilding her life, her shocking story is a stark warning to those who believe child sexual abuse follows any set pattern.
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- GRAHAM NICHOLLS
- 16-07-19
Excellent
One one of the best books I have listened to
Living close to the areas that are mentioned in the book i can relate 😢
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- Danny Burkhill
- 03-02-20
Surprising
fantastic so brave brilliant that her life is back on the mend the only downside to this i found Emma Swan a big cringe on some chapters but all round a great job
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- karl w rhodes
- 30-12-21
Great listening.
really enjoyed this book. it was a great insight how this sort of thing can happen
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- Kate Hicken
- 07-09-19
Fantastic, truly gripping
I was a bit of a skeptic when I first downloaded this book because of the tittle, but a chapter in to it and I was hooked, fantastic true story, heart warming, sad and extremely well detailed. Gripping from beginning to end, highly recommend!
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- kathrine leach
- 09-04-20
Very brave lady
The book was amazing and sad at the same time. I enjoyed the narrator too, she played her part well.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-11-20
Exceptional listen
This story is a harrowing account of Samantha's life and what she went through being pimped out in Sheffield. For anyone thinking of listening, do it.
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- Munchie
- 02-07-19
A fantastic read
This was a superb book. Sad in parts, but the ending was amazing! So happy for Samantha, I'd highly recommend this book to everyone, A great read!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-11-20
What a brave story to tell Samantha
A shocking upbringing, but your inner strength will change so many other lives,. Sharing such trauma is not easy, but Samantha has shown how vulnerable but decent people are so easily taken advantage of. This is one hell of a childhood that thank goodness has a happy ending.
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- janine
- 02-08-21
gripping
amazing story of strength of a young girl with a fantastic ending, thank you
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- Janet Jones
- 24-04-21
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story and Samantha is very brave at telling her true story. The narrator was very good.
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