{"product_id":"hymn-to-life","title":"Hymn to Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is quite something –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea really brave, honest and heart-rending memoir'\u003c\/b\u003e SARAH JESSICA PARKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary … inspires courage and compassion, but also, crucially, demands change' \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA THOMPSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page-turning memoir that will move you to live more'\u003c\/b\u003e GINA MARTIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2026 FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDAILY MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLIT HUB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e AND MORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUltimately, Gisèle Pelicot emerges with a renewed passion and reverence for living, and for love. \u003ci\u003eA Hymn to Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eA Hymn to Life\u003c\/i\u003e is novelistic and resounds with grace … An extraordinary achievement’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A unique memoir by a figure of astonishing power’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Extraordinarily courageous’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55416621564248,"sku":"9781847928962","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781847928962_0eeb412b-2bfb-42c1-a75f-232605922f01.jpg?v=1780413325","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/hymn-to-life","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}