the girl with no name

This is a memoir of a four year old girl who was kidnapped and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. She wandered in the wilderness for days, scared and hungry, until she was discovered by a troop of capuchin monkeys.  She was taken in by the monkeys and learned to eat and survive by following their example. She becomes one with the monkeys until approximately five years later when she is found by illegal hunters who take her to Cucuta and sell her to a brothel. The story continues with her struggle to adapt and understand the ways of humans while being abused and beaten.

Her daughter and the author try to piece together, from her fragile memories, the events that took place after she was abandoned. This is an amazing story that shows the resiliency of a young child who defies all odds to survive and flourish in unimaginable circumstances.  Unfortunately, it also shows the extreme cruelty that some people are willing to inflict on the helpless and innocent.

It was definitely a good read that left wanting to know "the rest of the story".