04191cam a2200697 4500 2683847170 TxAuBib 20260216120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798217290147 56ae17b0-7ea3-46d0-ad5e-c6c0434b8dfa OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12137229 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Pelicot, Gisèle. A Hymn to Life [Bridges Audiobook] : Shame Has to Change Sides. Books on Tape, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 203MB. inspirational books for women. biographies of famous people. biographies and memoirs. historical biographies. gisele pelicot memoir. biographies of women. autobiography books. gisele pelicot book. women in history. autobiographies. books for women. sociology books. sexual assault. feminist books. gisele pelicot. Coming of age. Autobiography. Short Stories. history books. memoir books. biographies. about women. motherhood. Biography. survivors. Sociology. feminist. feminism. Memoirs. History. Pelicot. Essays. memoir. Shame. women. HTML:<b>NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>, <i>NPR</i>, <i>TIME</i>, <i>LIT HUB</i>, <i>VULTURE,</i> and more<br /> The 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.</b><br /> 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, 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.<br /> In <i>A Hymn to Life</i>, 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, <i>A Hymn to Life</i> is 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. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Sociology. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-02-14 20:00:03. Lehrer, Natasha. Diver, Ruth. Thompson, Emma.