Elizabeth Smart speaks at the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City after Brian David Mitchell's life sentence in the kidnapping of Smart Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Ten years after her kidnapping in 2002, Elizabeth Smart will tell her story for the first time in writing, according to the New York Times.
Written by Chris Stewart, an author of other religious-themed books, the account will be published tentatively on Sept. 13, 2013.
Smart did not want to tell the story about her kidnapping, captivity, rape and rescue until after Brian David Mitchell, her captor, was convicted, according to the Times.
This is the first memoir she has sold.
“I wasn’t interested in telling my story until after I had to testify in great detail at the trial of my abductor,” Smart told the New York Times in a written statement. “Because of the legal proceedings, I couldn’t provide the broader context necessary to truly understand what occurred.”
Smart has been the subject of three books. She tours the country sharing her story and helping those who have gone through traumatic experiences recover.
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@EJM So I'm curious. Are you saying that victims like this should just go away and keep quiet because they irritate you? As this story reports, this is her first book, as she was waiting until the conviction to finally publish it. I would More..
I am going to take the unpopular position on here knowing I am going to be ridiculed for my beliefs. I am going to remind everyone that when she was found the statement made by her family nd eventually by her and that was all she wanted to do was to More..
I applaud her efforts to help those who have been victimized by abuse. What a great voice and help it will be. Thanks to her.