A hymn to life : shame has to change sides /
Pelicot, Gisèle,
A hymn to life : shame has to change sides / Shame has to change sides Gisèle Pelico with Judith Perrignon ; translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver. - 246 pages ; 25 cm
"In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her ex-husband and the fifty men accused of sexually assaulting her, a courageous decision that inspired millions of people around the world. Only four years prior, [she] had made the shattering discovery that her partner, Dominique Pelicot, had been secretly drugging and raping her, and inviting strangers to also abuse her in their home for nearly a decade. 'Shame must change sides,' Gisèle bravely declared at the opening of the trial in Avignon, France, and the dictum soon became an international rallying cry to radically transform public sentiment and legislation surrounding cases of sexual violence. By the time Dominique and the dozens of men accused were found guilty three and a half months later, Gisèle had become a global figure, and her message--that she and other victims of sexual abuse have no reason to feel ashamed--galvanized a movement that triggered protests and demonstrations around the world"--
Translated from the French.
9798217181322
Pelicot, Gisèle.
Pelicot, Dominique, 1952- --Trials, litigation, etc.
Rape victims--France--Mazan--Biography.
Sexual abuse victims--France--Mazan--Biography.
Witnesses--France--Mazan--Biography.
Rape--France--Mazan.
Sexual abuse--France--Mazan.
Psychic trauma.
Trials (Rape)--France--Avignon.
True crime stories.
Autobiographies.
HV6569.F8 / P45 2026
364.15/32092 B
A hymn to life : shame has to change sides / Shame has to change sides Gisèle Pelico with Judith Perrignon ; translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver. - 246 pages ; 25 cm
"In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her ex-husband and the fifty men accused of sexually assaulting her, a courageous decision that inspired millions of people around the world. Only four years prior, [she] had made the shattering discovery that her partner, Dominique Pelicot, had been secretly drugging and raping her, and inviting strangers to also abuse her in their home for nearly a decade. 'Shame must change sides,' Gisèle bravely declared at the opening of the trial in Avignon, France, and the dictum soon became an international rallying cry to radically transform public sentiment and legislation surrounding cases of sexual violence. By the time Dominique and the dozens of men accused were found guilty three and a half months later, Gisèle had become a global figure, and her message--that she and other victims of sexual abuse have no reason to feel ashamed--galvanized a movement that triggered protests and demonstrations around the world"--
Translated from the French.
9798217181322
Pelicot, Gisèle.
Pelicot, Dominique, 1952- --Trials, litigation, etc.
Rape victims--France--Mazan--Biography.
Sexual abuse victims--France--Mazan--Biography.
Witnesses--France--Mazan--Biography.
Rape--France--Mazan.
Sexual abuse--France--Mazan.
Psychic trauma.
Trials (Rape)--France--Avignon.
True crime stories.
Autobiographies.
HV6569.F8 / P45 2026
364.15/32092 B