The Girl with No Name

By: Marina Chapman

Narrated by: Pam Ward

In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend several years alone in the jungle, her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself.

At around 10 years old, a completely feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her as a slave to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped - to live the perilous existence of a Colombian city street kid. Marina's life as a wild child wasn't over. In some ways, it had only just begun.

This is her astonishing story.

©2014 Audible, Inc.; 2013 Marina Chapman

excellent intonation, great story!

the story was fantastic and inspiring. the reader was a great fit. I enjoyed it.

true or not this book will teach you compassion

this story you will find compassion for those human beings and animals that have been discarded and let on their own. this book reveals the darkest side of humanity and how we enslave people without knowing. also, animals, to cage an animal is not right. I doubt I'm the only one who feels zoos are unethical. this book will show you things of humans through a monkey's eyes. must listen to audio.

biography

I knew there was a bug problem with kidnappings, sex trade and such, but to hear of someone's personally story, and even remembering as young as she did. It put you in touch with it more than just hearing it on the news. It is sad and heart breaking how people are treated in some countries, especially women and children.

Incredible

It took a little while for me to get used to the narrator, but as the story went on, she quickly became the girl in the story. I'm not sure I could listen to another one of her performances without struggling to remove her from my mind as the girl raised by monkeys.
This story is well-written and makes you feel like you're living each moment with her. This woman's story is incredible and hard to put down, but also hard to listen to everything she went through. She lived so many years without the structure a loving family can provide for a child, and communicates very well how it made her function as she related to animals, people, and the environments where she lived.

Such a wonderful story

This book and this woman’s life has touched my heart. I cannot imagine that a child could live through all that life and still go on. I am glad that she and her daughters have shared this story of survival

True story of a lady with lots of spunk

Any additional comments?

Always, it is hard to understand why people stay in abusive situations. Somehow this incredible story left me with more understanding of why that can happen. I loved how the author rose above the problems. It just felt like it left off abruptly, choosing to keep private the next, happier, chapters of her life as she met her husband and had her own children. Perhaps she will write those chapters eventually ...

Beautiful and very entertaining true story!

The narrator has such a beautiful voice. She relays this amazing true story in a magical way. I'm very grateful to have found this book and I'm even more thankful it's available on audio book. I love escaping into the story when I'm driving or cleaning or doing other things.

Is this amazing story for real?

So completely astonishing that I wondered if it was all true. Beautifully constructed and well told, sounds like it should be (or maybe was) a Nicholas Kristof New York Times news story about exploited children. Thankfully a few good & moral adults -& monkeys- shine among so much cruelty.

Took me to a different world

If you could sum up The Girl with No Name in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, thought provoking

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved the main character and hearing how she managed to survive despite being separated from her parents at a young age.

What about Pam Ward’s performance did you like?

Kept me interested.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not necessarily.

Wonderful story

The most that I like is the story because is completely different that you can listen from people around me.
I really like how descriptive everything.
Beautiful real story to open my mind...