When Emile was arrested in 2015, the story made the front pages partly because of his method: tampering with her parachute. Cilliers had fallen 3,000ft with not only a damaged first chute, but a faulty reserve too. Now, in her memoir, I Survived, she tells the story of her toxic marriage, murderous husband and miraculous survival, proving that reality can be as dramatic and gripping as fiction... With I Survived, she has given us a window into this hellish relationship. I suspect married readers will be split into two camps: a majority for whom it sparks a deeper appreciation of their partner, and a tiny minority who will look at their spouse and wonder if they too are capable of such a callous betrayal.
