by Alice Sebold
First published 2002
At 18, Alice Sebold is brutally raped and beaten in a park near her college campus. Determined to see her rapist arrested and convicted, she fights to reclaim her life in the aftermath of this trauma. Sebold's indomitable spirit powers this unflinching, wit-laced chronicle of surviving sexual assault and learning to live with its impact on her worldview. This timeless, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir has touched a generation of readers with its searing candor and resilience.
Genres: crime, autobiography, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, personal-growth
Setting: United States, États-Unis
172 pages · Paperback · Hansebooks
Content warnings: sexual-assault, violence