{"product_id":"9781999683399-i-choose-elena","title":"I Choose Elena","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Trauma, Memory and Survival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAged 15 and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a night out. The injuries she sustained that evening ended her gymnastics career, and eventually manifested in life-long chronic illnesses, which medical professionals now believe can be caused by untreated trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAged 15 and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a night out. The injuries she sustained that evening ended her gymnastics career, and eventually manifested in life-long chronic illnesses, which medical professionals now believe can be caused by untreated trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a brilliantly researched and deeply affecting essay, Osborne-Crowley invites the reader to her on decade-long journey to recovery: from the immediate aftermath of the assault, through years of misdiagnosis, to the solace and strength she found in writers like Elena Ferrante.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author’s investigations reveal profound societal failures – of law, justice, education and the healthcare system. An essential contribution to the field of literature on assault and trauma, \u003cem\u003eI Choose Elena\u003c\/em\u003e argues that it is only through empathy than we can begin to address the self-perpetuating cycle of sexual violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449906246006,"sku":"9781999683399","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27862497.jpg?v=1760446878","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781999683399-i-choose-elena","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}