I Am the Central Park Jogger, Trisha Meili
I Am the Central Park Jogger, Trisha Meili
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I Am the Central Park Jogger
A Story of Hope and Possibility

Author: Trisha Meili

Narrator: Trisha Meili

Abridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2003


Synopsis

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 limited series created, written, and directed by Ava DuVernay that retells the story of the Central Park Five, the young men wrongly accused of this crime.

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on April 19, 1989, a young woman jogs alone near 102nd Street in New York City's Central Park. She is attacked, raped, savagely beaten, and left for dead. Hours later she arrives at the emergency room—comatose—she has lost so much blood that her doctors believe it’s a miracle she's still alive. Meet Trisha Meili, the Central Park Jogger.

I Am the Central Park Jogger recounts the mesmerizing, inspiring, often wrenching story of human strength and transcendent recovery. Called “Hero of the Month” by Glamour magazine, Meili tells us who she was before the attack—a young Wall Street professional with a promising future—and who she has become: a woman who learned how to read, write, walk, talk, and love again...and turn horrifying violence and certain death into extraordinary healing and victorious life. With “moments of unexpected grace and insights into life’s challenges….Meili’s story—the story the public never knew—is unforgettable” (The Buffalo News).

About The Author

Trisha Meili will make a donation to The Achilles Track Club, Gaylord Hospital, and The Mount Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program from her proceeds of this audiobook.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bharath on October 23, 2021

I was interested in reading this book after watching the Netflix series ‘When They See Us’. Trisha Meili (28 years at the time), was attacked in Central Park, NY in 1989 as she went jogging around 9 pm. A brutal attack – she was raped, beaten and left for dead. It is a miracle she survived and her s......more

Goodreads review by howsoonisnow on June 23, 2019

Meili copped a lot of flak for failing to address the false conviction of 5 teens. I have no problem with this, this book is her memoir, about her experiences, not theirs. Theirs is not her cross to bear, she has a heavy enough cross, as it is. The prose is matter-of-fact, optimistic, pacy. Meili is......more

Goodreads review by Alex on May 15, 2018

I feel bad for not liking this book more than I did. I felt awful for her while reading it, but this seemed to be a book more for her own therapy than anyone else reading it. Which is great, I hope she's doing better, but it wasn't an overly enjoyable read. Usually with books like this there are cow......more

Goodreads review by Mary Ronan on July 07, 2011

Trisha Meili, the woman who was attacked and raped in Central Park in April 1989, wrote this book in 2003, making her name well known for the first time. Her motive was to talk about the process of recovering from a head injury so severe she was not expected to live or to be able to function well co......more

Goodreads review by Anne on July 25, 2016

Trisha Meili is a truly amazing and inspirational person. I saw her speak at a brain injury association conference last year. I was fascinated by her story and I purchased the book to use for group therapy sessions I sometimes run for brain injured adults. But frankly, I can't use most of Tricia's b......more