everything i'd hoped it would be. 
the distancing that the child provided (not knowing to be horrified) made the book much easier to consume.  and the grandmother character was spot-on: confident in parenting, no-nonsense advice/reactions, while allowing for natural boundaries.  she reminded me of my own mom with my children.  believable and effective as a character.
other than that, i was left with a deep curiosity about the real life experiences of jaycee dugard and elisabeth fritz.