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Description edit
The story of a woman who disappeared from the east side of Vancouver. Her DNA was later found at the farm owned by a serial killer, but that man has never been charged with her murder. This story is about Sarah's life.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Maggie de Vries: Our narrator
- Sarah de Vries: The subject of this book; Maggie's much-younger sister who was chronically unhappy
- Alex: A friend of Sarah's who may have introduced her to her adult lifestyle -- then again, maybe not
- Peter de Vries: Sarah and Maggie's brother
- Jeanie: Sarah's daughter
- Ben: Sarah's son
Quotes edit
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“Finding these letters and the reading them for the purposes of this book has been devastating. Sarah is so alive in them, eager and imaginative and loving. In every letter she suggests things that we could do together, the desire to spend time together, to go places, to talk. And then the passing reference to Clifford Olson.”
Maggie de Vries -
“Now, as I meet more and more women who ran away in their teens and ended up working the streets, I am learning that the transition can happen in many ways.”
Maggie de Vries -
“On the Vancouver Police Department's website, I found two lists on opposite sides of the screen of the missing persons page. Missing persons were listed on the right, missing sex workers on the left. Sex workers were excluded from the "persons" category.”
Maggie de Vries
Organizations edit
- CROWE: Concerned Residents of the West End (of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Shame the Johns: Works to lay blame on not just prostitutes, but on the men who hire them
- Alliance for the Safety of Prostitutes: Just what it sounds like
- PACE: Prostitution Alternatives Counselling and Education
- PEERS: Prostitutes Empowerment Education and Resource Society
- RCMP: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- VPD: Vancouver Police Department
First Sentence edit
My sister Sarah is one of Vancouver's missing women, but she isn't missing anymore.
Table of Contents edit
Author's Note
Prologue
One -- Childhood
Two -- A Family Divided
Three -- Running Away
Four -- Early Friendships
Five -- Sex Work In Vancouver
Six -- From The High Track To The Low Track
Seven -- The Downtown Eastside
Eight -- The Final Years
Nine -- Missing
Ten -- Remembering
Eleven -- First Phase Of The Investigation
Twelve -- Search And Acceptance
Acknowledgements
Series & Lists edit
This book is in True Crime: The Victims. (community list)
This book is in True Crime: Serial Murder. (community list)
This book is in True Crime: The People Left Behind. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maggie De Vries (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0143013718
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0143013718
Page Count: 288
Awards edit
- Governor General's Literary Awards (Finalist, 2003: Nonfiction)
Subjects edit
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