We Need to Talk

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  • ISBN 9781914451157
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Feb 2023
  • Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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'As inspiring as it is enraging, Emily Hunt turns trauma into action, exposing a criminal justice system that fails women, and a culture that enables violence against us. A rallying call for change, and a powerful lesson in perseverance from a woman who would not give up.' The Guardian

Emily was in a restaurant, having lunch with her father - the next thing she remembers is waking up, naked, in a strange hotel room, next to a man she did not know. She suspected she had been drugged, raped and later found out she had been filmed without her consent.

What happened to her that night could have happened to anyone. What came next happens to far too many victims, as failures by the police, CPS and other parts of the system, led to Emily doubting she would ever find justice.

Six years after her attack, Emily is an adviser to the UK Government on sexual violence. Part memoir and part investigation, We Need To Talk looks at how rape is a mainstream, everyday problem deeply damaging victims, their families, their workplaces and the economy.

This is a conversation starter about why we don't talk about rape; that the only cause of rape is rapists, not rape victims; who commits rape and why; the reasons why society defaults to blaming the victim; and ultimately how we need to change and humanise the way we talk about rape in order to truly hear and support victims and end the current epidemic of sexual violence.

Emily Hunt is a data storyteller and senior advisor on behaviour-led strategy, communications and brand. She is an American anglophile, a single mother, lives in London and last but by no means least, she is a law changer. In her role as an expert adviser to the government she provides specialist advice on improving the criminal justice system for rape victims. Her ongoing work will primarily focus on ensuring that the Government's end-to-end rape review effectively focuses on delivering real impacts within the criminal justice system.

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