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Author Þórdís Elva Þorvaldsdóttir, author.

Title South of forgiveness : a true story of rape and responsibility / Thordis Elva, Tom Stranger.

Imprint New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  362.883 ELVA    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  BIOG. ELVA, T.    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.883 ELVA    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  362.883 ELVA    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.883 ELVA    Check Shelf
Edition First Skyhorse Publishing edition.
Description 307 pages ; 24 cm
Note "As seen in the sensational TED talk"--Jacket.
Summary One ordinary spring morning in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thordis Elva kisses her son and partner goodbye before boarding a plane to do a remarkable thing: fly seven thousand miles to South Africa to confront the man who raped her when she was just sixteen. Meanwhile, in Sydney, Australia, Tom Stranger nervously embarks on an equally life-changing journey to meet Thordis, wondering whether he is worthy of this milestone. After exchanging hundreds of searingly honest emails over eight years, Thordis and Tom decided it was time to speak face to face. Coming from opposite sides of the globe, they meet in the middle, in Cape Town, South Africa, a country that is no stranger to violence and the healing power of forgiveness. South of Forgiveness is an unprecedented collaboration between a survivor and a perpetrator, each equally committed to exploring the darkest moment of their lives. It is a true story about being bent but not broken, facing fear with courage, and finding hope even in the most wounded of places. Personable, accessible, and compelling, South of Forgiveness is an intense and refreshing look at a gendered violence, rape culture, personal responsibility, and the effect that patriarchal cultures have on both men and women. Publisher.
Subject Rape victims -- Biography.
Rapists -- Biography.
Rape victims.
Rape.
Rapists.
Forgiveness.
Reconciliation.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Activists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sexual Abuse & Harassment.
TRUE CRIME.
Forgiveness. (OCoLC)fst00932854
Rape. (OCoLC)fst01089970
Rape victims. (OCoLC)fst01090022
Rapists. (OCoLC)fst01090066
Reconciliation. (OCoLC)fst01091509
Rape.
Genre/Form Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Autobiographies.
Added Author Stranger, Tom, author.
ISBN 9781510730014
151073001X
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