The Marks Left on Her - Hardcover

Di Lebowitz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1913872009 ISBN 13: 9781913872007

Publisher: Onwe Press, 2021

Synopsis

'Important' – Scarlett Curtis, Sunday Times Bestselling Author
'A must-read for all survivors' – Refinery29
'Deeply moving' – Natalie Morris
'Exquisite, heartbreaking’ – Kirkus

The must-read memoir of 2021, as featured on Refinery29, Bustle, The Telegraph and Red Mag. A delicately told story of strength, courage, and survival in dialogue of the MeToo movement.


DAUGHTER is navigating her otherness as the only mixed-race child in her Hong Kongese family with a bipolar mother, absentee father and staunchly catholic grandmother. GIRL is trying to navigate a world in which she is ignored and mistreated until a sexual assault sets her on a self-destructive spiral. SURVIVOR is battling monsters both real and imagined and coming out victorious as she pieces together her history, her traumas and her strength. A remarkable story written with a courage inspired by the #MeToo movement.



'This novel is so brilliant and so important. One of the best books I’ve read this year!'
Scarlett Curtis, Sunday Times Bestseller

'This novel is a must-read for all survivors of sexual assault who want to find community and peace through Di’s strength and courage.'
Refinery29 UK

'Powerful read. I felt like she was taking me on a train through her journey while sitting right by.'
Nilly Naseer-Farooqui, Human Rights Advocate

'Di weaves a literary masterpiece as she tells her heart-wrenching story with remarkable delicacy. It is beautiful, painful, and I have yet to recover.'
Reni K Amayo, Author of 'Daughters of Nri'

'An exceptional insight into trauma, identity and life as a woman living outside the bounds of society’s gaze.'
WCAN

About this title

About the Author

Di was born and raised in Hong Kong but spent the majority of her adult life in the UK. She is of both Jewish and Hong Kongese descent. Her debut novel 'The Marks Left on Her' started off as a way to attribute language to her pain and recovery in an attempt to make sense of it all. Soon it grew into a small collection of buried memories that evolved into a self-examination of what it means to be a girl, a woman and a survivor. In her own words: "There are innumerable girls and women out there who continue to suffer or have suffered and survived. This book is for them, so they can be reminded and know that they are not alone."

Edition details

• Publisher: Onwe Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913872009
• ISBN 13: 9781913872007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384