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I Survived
- Author
- Victoria Cilliers
- Narrator
- Sophie Roberts
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Memoirs, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, True crime: serial killers and murderers
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
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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A candid account of what coercive control looks like, and how it's experienced by people who don't see it for what it is until it's too late. Victoria Cilliers is brave and forthright as she described her lived experience and it feels important that this story be told. A reminder, too, that headlines and media stories rarely deal in nuance, and that people trapped in abusive situations often have as many good reasons for staying as for leaving, which should arouse compassion rather than judgement.
jenmorrisuk@gmail.com 2026-08-30
Details
- Author
- Victoria Cilliers
- Narrator
- Sophie Roberts
- Duration
- 7 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529020380
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Memoirs, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, True crime: serial killers and murderers
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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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