One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery - Softcover

Freedman, Karyn L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554811953 ISBN 13: 9781554811953

Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

"If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book." -- Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues

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Review

"Karyn Freedman's terrifying and shattering story, One Hour in Paris, reveals the devastating truth about rape--that it is not confined to one terrible moment, but it determines and shapes a lifetime. If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book." -- Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues "Karyn Freedman's terrifying and shattering story, One Hour in Paris, reveals the devastating truth about rape--that it is not confined to one terrible moment, but it determines and shapes a lifetime. If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book." -- Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues "Karyn Freedman's terrifying and shattering story, One Hour in Paris, reveals the devastating truth about rape-that it is not confined to one terrible moment, but it determines and shapes a lifetime. If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book." - Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues "In her brave and compelling memoir, the professor of philosophy uses her keen intellect and in-depth knowledge of trauma to unravel the complexity of rape, and to make sense of the imprint it has made on her life, and on the lives of so many others." -- "National Post"[A]n extraordinary new book." -- "Toronto Star"[A] brilliant, brave and soul-searing account." -- "Winnipeg Free Press"""One Hour in Paris" is not only for survivors: it is a story of the audacity of courage in the face of trauma, a brave and moving book that deserves to be read by audiences at large." -- "Quill and Quire" starred review"Karyn Freedman's terrifying and shattering story, "One Hour in Paris," reveals the devastating truth about rape--that it is not confined to one terrible moment, but it determines and shapes a lifetime. If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book." -- Eve Ensler, author of "The Vagina Monologues"

About the Author

Karyn L. Freedman lives in Toronto and is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. She has published journal articles on a range of philosophical topics, including several on psychological trauma and its philosophical significance. One Hour in Paris is her first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554811953
• ISBN 13: 9781554811953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208