Beautiful: A beautiful girl. An evil man. One inspiring true story of courage Book

'I could hear someone screaming and screaming and kept wishing they'd be quiet. Then I realised it was me ...' When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a glamorous model. But then she fell for 32-year-old Daniel Lynch, a man she met on Facebook, and within weeks her world turned into the most sickening nightmare imaginable. After being held captive for eight hellish hours and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Within seconds of the cup of sulphuric acid being thrown into her face, by an accomplice of her boyfriend, this bright and bubbly girl could feel her looks and the life she loved melting away. Since then Katie has gone on to inspire millions with her brave determination, but the journey hasn't been easy. Beautiful is the moving true story of how one young woman had her mind, body and spirit cruelly snatched from her and how she fought to get them back.

'I heard a horrible screaming sound, like an animal being slaughtered ... then I realised it was me.'When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model.But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare ...After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Within seconds, this bright and bubbly girl could feel her looks and the life she loved melting away.Beautiful is the moving true story of how one young woman had her mind, body and spirit cruelly snatched from her and how she inspired millions with her fight to get them back.

When Katie Piper was 24 her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a glamorous model. But then she fell for 32-year-old Daniel Lynch a man she met on Facebook and within weeks her world turned into the most sickening nightmare imaginable.