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I Survived

I married a charming man. Then he tried to kill me. A true story.

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I Survived

By: Victoria Cilliers
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
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I Survived is Victoria Cilliers' chilling, eye-opening story of marriage and attempted murder, revealing the truth about a case that made headlines around the world. Now the subject of a major Channel 4 documentary The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot.

On Easter Sunday 2015, experienced skydiver Victoria Cilliers undertook a parachute jump, a gift from her husband, British army sergeant Emile Cilliers. Her parachutes failed to open and she plummeted 4,000 feet to the ground, sustaining life-threatening injuries. Miraculously, she survived. Then the police arrived at her door. Someone had tampered with her parachute and they suspected Emile.

In I Survived Victoria describes how she fell for Emile, and how the charming man she thought she knew gradually revealed a darker side, chipping away at her self-worth until she found it impossible to sift truth from lies. Can she really believe that her husband – the father of their two young children – tried to kill her? As more shocking revelations come to light, and she has to face his trial and relentless media scrutiny, she struggles to come to terms with the past. Even a guilty verdict does not free her because Emile is not ready to let her go . . .

Powerful and honest, this is the story of a woman who was put through hell and yet found the strength to forge a new life for herself and her children.

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It’s unimaginable that someone had to live through this and whilst from the outside, it’s easy for people to say she gave him too much benefit of the doubt, it’s the classic ‘you never know what goes on behind closed doors’

What a story

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I would prefer the story to be read by the author. Inspirational strength of survival.

Brilliant story of awakening from a coercive relationship

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My heart goes out to Victoria well done for being strong to put your story across.

What a survival story

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Cannot recommend this highly enough. A balanced but gripping story of a woman's horrific nightmare with a sociopathic husband.

A horrifying and gripping real life story.

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This was an amazing insight into an extraordinary story. Well written and completely gripping. I literally couldn’t stop listening highly recommend.

I was completely gripped the whole way through!

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