num_pages: 384
description: She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanfords campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed where it instantly went viralviewed by eleven million people within four days it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time.Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma transcendence and the power of words. It was the perfect case in many waysthere were eyewitnesses Turner ran away physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable and ultimately shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life.Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain resilience and humor this memoir will stand as a modern classic.
language: English
title: Know My Name
publisher: Viking