I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility

by Trisha Meili

Book Overview

A timeless, "triumphant" (Entertainment Weekly) story of healing and recovery from the victim of a crime that shocked the nation: the Central Park Jogger. As featured in When They See Us--the Netflix... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743244370
• ISBN13: 9780743244374
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

No one understands TBI like another Survivor!

I am so happy that Trisha Meili finally reached a point in her recovery where she could write this book. There are so many pages in this memoir where I could go, "yes!! Me too! I can relate!" I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury in an automobile accident several years ago- like Trisha. Our injuries, the "way" we were injured, are different but the recovery is similar. I struggle with the same things she does. If YOU have a TBI, you may also relate. Here are my favorite words from this book: "More and more of this miraculous thing called recovery was now up to me." This is true of recovery from a physical injury, an emotional injury, depression or ANYTHING you are trying to overcome. GOOD LUCK TRISHA!!!! I GET IT!!!

A role model anyone can learn from

Aside from the sheer miracle of her physical recovery, I am most amazed by her emotional and mental recovery. Trisha never wanted anyone to feel sorry for her and wanted to earn everything she got. She is a brave and inspiring woman, and I am happy she has found her soulmate to share her amazing life. This book is a must read for anyone who needs a figurative kick in the pants to get motivated to do . . . anything!

Very Uplifting!

I am only 20 years old, So I do not remember hearing about the Central Park Jogger until recently. I was in shock to hear that someone would have the power to survive such a brutal attack. I am now motivated to live my life to the fullest. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks they have nothing worth living for or to anyone who needs a reality check! Awesome read! Awesome Book!

You are a woman of inspiration!

I was too young to know what was going on around Trisha's brutal attack in 1989 but felt compelled to read her book 14 years later. I can't read it fast enough. I have never met her but I feel so proud of her - like she is a personal friend. Trisha writes many horrific details of what happend to her, how she has struggled to become the woman she is today and what is means to be a survivor. I find myself praying for her and thanking God for taking care of her. I am amazed by her strength, perseverance, and openess. It is a gift from God that she does not remember what happened to her. She knows what it is to be a survivor and we can all learn from her!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah ... she certainly is an inspiration

As always when I read non-fiction, I look for a glimpse into the lives of others, to discover facets of life I have not experienced. And, thank heaven, I have not had to go through what this gallant woman endured. And endure she has! She came back from the most hideous abuses a woman can suffer, and then had to deal with a long physical recovery and the public's insistance on politicizing her violation -- which would have seemed to me to be yet another violation, and added pressure I certainly didn't need when fighting to recover from my physical and mental faculties. Yet Trisha managed to focus on the positive, to take strength from love and support from family and friends (many she'll never meet) and was nourished by her spiritual side. If Trisha profits from my purchase of this book, I am glad. For I feel I profited from her story, her strength and her honesty. And I'm sure that there are countless women all across the country who do not feel that the brutalization of another woman is "yesterday's news," and will also feel inspired by this wonderful story. Trisha is living proof that the human spirit can rise above anything!