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Jaycee Lee Dugard to tell story of her kidnapping in new book
The cover of Jaycee Lee Dugard's memoir, "a stolen life".
(Credit: Simon and Schuster)(CBS/KOVR/AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The world will soon hear from Jaycee Lee Dugard about her kidnapping and 18 years in captivity.
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The 31-year-old, who was kidnapped by Phillip and Nancy Garrido at the age of 11, has written a memoir entitled "A Stolen Life," which will be published July 12.
Publishing company Simon and Schuster says the book will detail Dugard's full story from her abduction in 1991 till now. According to CBS affiliate KOVR, an audiobook recorded by Dugard herself will be released.
Simon and Schuster is owned by CBS Corp.
Since she resurfaced in August 2009, Dugard has maintained her privacy while living in Northern Califoria with her mother and her two daughters fathered by Phillip Garrido.
The Garridos pleaded guilty last month to kidnapping and sexual assault.
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