Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



A hymn to life : shame has to change sides / Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon ; translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver.

Pelicot, Gisèle, (author.). Perrignon, Judith, (author.). Lehrer, Natasha, (translator.). Diver, Ruth, (translator.).

Summary:

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798217181322
  • Physical Description: 246 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2026.

Content descriptions

General Note:
First published in French by Flammarion, Paris, in 2026.
Language Note:
In English, translated from French.
Subject:
Pelicot, Gisèle.
Pelicot, Dominique, 1952- > Trials, litigation, etc.
Rape victims > Biography.
Sexual abuse victims > Biography.
Rape in marriage
Sex crimes
Trials (Rape)
Sexual consent
Witnesses > Biography.
Rape
Psychic trauma.
Genre:
True crime stories.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 34 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 4 current holds with 52 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show All Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library BIO PEL (Text) 37810460003493 Adult New Biography Available -
Albemarle Main Library B Pelicot (Text) 31010000916520 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library B PELICOT (Text) 50503011287366 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Black Mountain Library B PELICOT (Text) 0020514075272 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Clarkton Public Library B PELICOT (Text) 30441100991959 Adult Biography Available -
Fairview Library B PELICOT (Text) 0020514165602 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Goldsboro Library B PELICOT (Text) 900005000343082 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Harnett County Main Library B PELICOT Pel (Text) 33630005515981 Adult Biography Available -
High Point Library 364.1532 Pelicot (Text) 30519010992983 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library B PELICOT (Text) 39523000445359 Adult Biography Available -