01980nam a22002297a 4500 OSt 20260804123009.0 260804b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781847928979 AACR-II 362.88092 PEL Pelicot, Gisele 21306 Hymn to life: shame has to change sides London The Bodley Head; Penguin Random House 2026 246p. One November day, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a local police station and life as she knew it ended. Her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women’s skirts. But on his computer was shattering evidence: for nearly a decade, he had been secretly drugging and raping her and inviting dozens of strangers into their home to abuse her. Four years later, he and fifty other men were put on trial and Gisèle’s courage in waiving her right to anonymity made global headlines. ‘Shame must change sides,’ she declared, giving voice and hope to millions. Her words became a rallying cry and her decision marked a turning point in public feeling about sexual violence. For the first time, and with unwavering honesty and grace, she describes a difficult childhood, first love, her career and motherhood. It is a life in determined search of happiness, both before and after her devastating discovery. She is an ordinary person who faces extraordinary catastrophe, whose example changes the world. Ultimately, Gisèle Pelicot emerges with a renewed passion and reverence for living, and for love. A Hymn to Life is an unforgettable testament and promise: that victims have no reason to feel ashamed; that even after unimaginable betrayal we can go on; and that colour will always return to life. Social sciences 21307 Social problems 21308 Perrignon, Judith 21309 Lehrer, Natasha & Diver, Ruth (Trans.) 21310 ddc B 0 0 ddc 0 0 LBSNAA LBSNAA 2026-08-04 0 362.88092 PEL 186341 2026-08-04 2026-08-04 B 361822 361822