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I'll never call him dad again : turning our family trauma of sexual assault and chemical submission into a collective fight
—Darian, Caroline, author.
2025

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"The trial of Dominique Pelicot has captured the world's attention. Behind Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother, Gisèle Pelicot, and her daughter, Caroline Darian, who were forced to rebuild their lives. This is their story. In November 2020, Caroline Darian received a call from the police. Her father was in custody. The seizure of his computer equipment revealed the unimaginable: since 2013, he had drugged his wife before handing her over, in a state of unconsciousness, to dozens of men from all ages and stages of life. With exceptional courage, Darian recounts the earth-shattering discovery that a loved one, her own father, is capable of the worst. But more importantly, she shares the remarkable story of her mother, Gisèle, and how she carried on living, without self-pity, while learning to manage all of the things her husband once took care of. She shares how her mother managed to maintain her joie de vivre in circumstances none of us could imagine. Gisèle has won acclaim around the world after she opted for a public trial, one in which Caroline herself has testified, turning the tables; the shame is no longer borne by the victims in silence but directed, at last, to the abusers. Caroline has set up her own campaign, #MendorsPas: Stop Chemical Submission: Don't Put Me Under, to address the issue of chemical submission in the home. Together, mother and daughter reveal another side to the violence committed against women, as they bravely transform their private trauma into a collective fight"-- Provided by publisher.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9781464257957
  • 1464257957

Description: 216 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title: I will never call him dad again

Notes:

  • "Originally published in 2025 in the United Kingdom by Bonnier Books UK."--Title page verso.
  • In English, translated from the French.

LCCN: 2025932101

Control Number: 3372098

Publisher: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, [2025]
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