![]() Maybe since I just saw “The Great Gatsby” and I have been thinking about “ To Kill a Mockingbird,” something in this kidnapping tale seemed almost romantic. It could be that he repeatedly says that he will never let her go. It could be the fact that he stalked her as she grew up. It could be the fact that he created a life for them without her consent. It could be the fact that he drugged her and took her thousands of miles away from the only life she ever knew. He's beautiful, with blonde hair, fire lit blue eyes and rippling abdominals, but something about him repulses Gemma. ![]() Ty proves to be a benevolent kidnapper who stalked Gemma from the time she was 10 years old, and wants only to protect her and show her all the beauty of the Australian wilderness. Lucy Christopher's debut YA novel “Stolen” (2010) presents a psychological thrill ride in which a beautiful and broken Aussie, Ty, kidnaps teenager Gemma while she is at the Bangkok airport on a layover and looking for an excuse to escape her parents.Īfter drugging her, Ty transplants Gemma to his home in the Australian desert hundreds of miles from civilization and tries to convince her that they are meant to be together. ![]()
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