The Little Prisoner: How a childhood was stolen and a trust betrayed

Jane Elliott

Apr 2010 · HarperCollins UK

About this eBook

From the age of four, Jane Elliott was forced to carry a terrible secret...

Dominated, bullied and sexually abused by her stepfather for 17 years, The Little Prisoner is a devastating true story of one girl’s struggle from freedom.

Held as a prisoner, subject to horrendous emotional and physical abuse, it wasn’t until Jane was 21 that she managed to escape. But it took another five years of living in hiding before she felt able to go to the police.

Nearly every witness who could have attested to the evil and violent behaviours of her stepfather was too frightened to come forward. Would the judge and jury believe Jane and her small band of brave supporters?

The Little Prisoner is the shocking, astonishing and ultimately uplifting true story of one woman’s shattering twenty-year ordeal; and how she triumphed over an evil and violet human monster when honesty and bravery were her only weapons. A heart-rending and inspirational tale of courage and survival.

Ratings and reviews

This is a heartbreaking story... Poor Jane ❤️ I don't know how anyone can be like this to children so heartbreaking... As for the whole family they are all a bunch of nutters... I'm glad she managed to get Richard sent to prison I was hoping all the way through she would see sense and get him punished for his crimes... Its 5 STARS from me and I wish you all the best for the future Jane and Steve and girls... Hope you have a happy stress free future after all the pain of your past 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍

This is an extremely inspirational and touching story. I cannot begin to grasp how a so called human being can inflict so much pain and torture on another human being. I find it truly brave and moving that the author got enough courage to come out about what happened.

Although what happened to jane is disturbing and disgusting i felt the writing was very flat and i couldnt connect with the main character.. I give it 3 stars for that reason

About the author

Jane Elliott is a psuedonym. She first decided to tell her story to the police after taking inspiration from Dave Pelzer’s powerful memoir, A Child Called It. She become convinced she should not remain a silent victim but act against the evil stepfather who had kept her a virtual prisoner for so many years.