Description
Book SynopsisRelates Bellil's struggle to recover from gang rape, to create a new culture of support and compassion, and to offer hope to others who suffer in silence.
Trade Review"Although Bellil died of cancer at 31 in 2004, her memoir has brought widespread attention to the increasing sexual violence within these French communities, and her words give a voice to other young women who are silently suffering abuse."—Leah Strauss,
BooklistTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Jaïd and K.
2. Alone
3. K.
4. "Cellar Sluts"
5. Two Families
6. The Charge
7. Mathieu
8. Runaways
9. The Grind
10. Shelter
11. Algeria
12. I remember . . .
13. Confrontation
14. That Damn Bag!
15. Swirling
16. Saint-Denis
17. My "Trial" . . .
18. The Fight
19. Grilled
20. Insaf, Barry . . .
21. Therapy
22. Let's . . . Drop It
23. "First, I Want to Thank the Honorable Judge . . ."
Epilogue: My Book
Postface to the First Edition
Postface to the Second Edition
