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  • I Survived

  • I Married a Charming Man. Then He Tried to Kill Me. A True Story.
  • By: Victoria Cilliers
  • Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (256 ratings)

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I Survived

By: Victoria Cilliers
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
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I Survived is Victoria Cillier's chilling, eye-opening story of marriage and attempted murder, revealing the truth about a case that made headlines around the world. Soon to be the subject of a major TV documentary.

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.

©2020 Victoria Cilliers (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

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How can some people be so cruel ? Abuse and twisted behaviour of this man he should never be realised

How Victoria came through. what a women good luck to you and your children hope you continue to find love and happiness you deserve it

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An interesting listen

Having read news articles I knew of Victoria’s story but was keen to hear her version of events and what led to her husband’s murderous intent.

Clearly besotted by her narcissistic husband, she ignored and excused all the warning signs for so long, she almost paid the ultimate price.

I am glad she survived to tell her tale, and I’m glad I listened to her story, even though the narration was painful at times! With another narrator this would have felt far more engaging,

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Amazing bravery and courage

Brave and courageous. Thank you for sharing your story. You deserve all the happiness in the world. Hope your Dad is well, he was an inspiration and it would have been very difficult for him to have with all of the trauma you went through.

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Painfully annoying to listen to

So, a true story of endurance, sure. And of truly bizarre and awful treatment by the police, why the hell was she not allowed to travel, and why the hell was he allowed to??!! One minute he's banned from seeing his kids after trying to kill the lot of them, the next he's seeing them. crazy. As much as you can't fit every nitty gritty detail into a book, I really found myself wanting to slap Vicky over and over and over.... so very frustrating. Such lack of a voice, altho plenty of thoughts. Shame they never connected to make actions, even to the point of letting him control her from prison - come visit me, oh ok then... no!

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What a lot of life

Amazing story of survival. What a strong woman to survive and then share such a personal story.

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Victoria Cilliers is a doormat

The writing was week and the main character was just awful.
I can not believe she was so stupid to believe her idiot husband.

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brilliant

thank you for sharing your story and speaking up. It takes courage.
it's amazing what you have survived.

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Great story. Average narration.

I really enjoyed the story, absolutely riveting ordeal. But I almost gave up a few times because the narrator had such a monotonous tone. Sometimes I thought it was Siri from Apple iPhone because it sounded so robotic.

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An incredible story of survival

What strength she has to overcome such an ordeal. An incredible story of a loving mum who was put through hell and survived it all for her children.

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Good read

It highlights just how much support is lacking for victims of abuse.
This is a telling story and I hope Victoria and her kids thrive.

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