A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

In this moving memoir, Gisèle Pelicot shares her story for the first time, beginning with the 2020 police call that revealed her husband had drugged and raped her for nearly a decade while inviting strangers to abuse her.

Waiving her right to anonymity during the 2024 trial, she declared 'shame must change sides,' sparking a global movement for victims of sexual violence.

Emerging with renewed passion for life, the book is part survival story, part act of defiance, tracing her life, trauma, and healing.