{"product_id":"hymn-to-life-shame-has-to-change-sides","title":"Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePelicot\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9798217181322\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e256\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - Named a Best Book of 2026 So Far by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rousing feminist manifesto.\" \u003ci\u003e- The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Staggering . . . a lyrical book about monstrous events, a compelling exploration of what it feels like to hold two existences in your brain at once.\" \u003ci\u003e- Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deeply vulnerable.\" \u003ci\u003e- USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for shame to \"change sides.\" For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, Gisèle 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Hymn to Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Gisèle tells her story for the very first time, not as victim, but as witness. Beginning in 2020, when she received the first phone call from a local police station, Gisèle recounts the fateful investigation that turned her life inside out. With unwavering honesty and devastating grace, she retraces the steps of a life built over the course of five decades, the final decade of her marriage and its hidden abuse, and the long path of emotional healing that ensues. As Gisèle transcends the unfathomable traumas of her past, against all odds, she emerges with a renewed sense of passion and reverence for her life. Part memoir, part act of defiance, \u003ci\u003eA Hymn to Life \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving story of survival, testimony, and courage, and an unforgettable portrait of a woman who broke her silence, reclaimed her voice, and forced a reckoning.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides | Pelicot | Hardcover | 9798217181322 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks R 1758947","offer_id":49192320958616,"sku":"1758947","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71-8Ittcz-L.jpg?v=1780517192","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/hymn-to-life-shame-has-to-change-sides","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}