EXCLUSIVE: Permut Presentations and Merkaba Media Group have acquired the rights to Cheryl Diamond‘s Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood which follows the author’s true story of being born as a fugitive.
By the age of nine, Diamond had lived in more than a dozen countries, on five continents, under six assumed identities. She was home-schooled by her parents who were evading law enforcement and constantly on the run.
While frequently changing identities and moving to different continents/countries was the norm for her growing up – as she got older, she began to realize that her life itself might be a big con.
Surviving required her to escape from her family. The team are currently exploring writers and directors as possibilities in adapting this story as a series.
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