I Choose Elena : On Trauma, Memory and Survival Paperback / softback
by Lucia (Author) Osborne-Crowley
Part of the Mood Indigo series
Paperback / softback
Description
Aged 15 and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a night out.
The injuries she sustained that evening ended her gymnastics career, and eventually manifested in life-long chronic illnesses, which medical professionals now believe can be caused by untreated trauma. In a brilliantly researched and deeply affecting essay, Osborne-Crowley invites the reader to her on decade-long journey to recovery: from the immediate aftermath of the assault, through years of misdiagnosis, to the solace and strength she found in writers like Elena Ferrante. The author’s investigations reveal profound societal failures – of law, justice, education and the healthcare system.
An essential contribution to the field of literature on assault and trauma, I Choose Elena argues that it is only through empathy than we can begin to address the self-perpetuating cycle of sexual violence.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:The Indigo Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781999683399
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:The Indigo Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781999683399
