{"product_id":"i-should-have-been-number-18-9798235102651","title":"I should have been number 18","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stefanija Linna Delande\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Stefanija Linna Delande\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Stefanija Linna Delande\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**In the powerful tradition of *Educated* and *The Glass Castle*, *I Should Have Been Number 18* is an unflinching, literary exploration of survival on the fringes of society.**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1990s, a predator turned the streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan, into a hunting ground. By the time the terror ended, seventeen women had been taken. They were the women the world forgot-marginalized by addiction, violence, and a system that failed the women of Division Avenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefanija Delande was supposed to be the eighteenth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty years, Delande carried the silent weight of a truth she couldn't yet name, living a life shaped by the same shadows that claimed the others. It wasn't until a deathbed confession in 2023 finally unmasked the monster that she was forced to confront the haunting question that had followed her for decades: *Why did I survive?*.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a true crime memoir, this is a raw and deeply moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Delande provides a searing account of life on the margins, bearing witness to a legacy of systemic failure and personal endurance. With the same visceral honesty that propelled memoirs like *Educated* and *The Glass Castle* to the top of bestseller lists, Delande transforms her journey into a sophisticated narrative of faith, recovery, and reclamation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*I Should Have Been Number 18* is a haunting journey from the margins to the light-a survivor's vow to ensure that the seventeen voices silenced by a serial killer are never forgotten again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**AUTHOR BIO**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefanija Delande is a survivor, recovery advocate, and author based in Michigan. Her work bears witness to the women of Division Avenue and to the enduring power of survival and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stefanija Linna Delande","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969424081047,"sku":"9798235102651","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798235102651.webp?v=1782921785","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/i-should-have-been-number-18-9798235102651","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}