Universally acclaimed rapturously reviewed winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
for autobiography and an instant New York Times bestseller Chanel Miller's breathtaking
memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe but as Chanel Miller
the writer the artist the survivor the fighter."— The Wrap "I opened Know My Name with the
intention to bear witness to the story of a survivor. Instead I found myself falling into the
hands of one of the great writers and thinkers of our time. Chanel Miller is a philosopher a
cultural critic a deep observer a writer's writer a true artist. I could not put this
phenomenal book down." —Glennon Doyle #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and
Untamed " Know My Name is a gut-punch and in the end somehow also blessedly hopeful."—
Washington Post 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 Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on
BuzzFeed where it instantly went viral--viewed 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 ways--there 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. Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF 2019 by The New York Times Book Review
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