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a memoir /
Chanel Miller.

viii, 365 pages.

Summary: The memoir of the woman whose victim impact statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors of sexual assult. Turner, a champion swimmer, brutally sexually assaulted Miller on campus at Stanford University in 2015, receiving a sentence of six months in jail and probation. When Miller's impact statement was posted on the Internet and immediately went viral, the overwhelming response of outrage helped to inspire changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, reveals 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.