I Choose Elena - On Trauma, Memory and Survival (Paperback)

Aged 15 and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a night out. The injuries she sustained that evening ended her gymnastics career, and eventually manifested in life-long chronic illnesses, which medical professionals now believe can be caused by untreated trauma. In a brilliantly researched and deeply affecting essay, Osborne-Crowley invites the reader to her on decade-long journey to recovery: from the immediate aftermath of the assault, through years of misdiagnosis, to the solace and strength she found in writers like Elena Ferrante. The author's investigations reveal profound societal failures - of law, justice, education and the healthcare system. An essential contribution to the field of literature on assault and trauma, I Choose Elena argues that it is only through empathy than we can begin to address the self-perpetuating cycle of sexual violence.

General

Imprint:	The Indigo Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Mood Indigo
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Lucia Osborne-Crowley (Author)
Dimensions:	178 x 111 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-999683-39-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Sexual abuse
LSN:	1-999683-39-0
Barcode:	9781999683399

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