Know My Name

After she astounded millions with a letter, she became well-known as Emily Doe. When Brock Turner was discovered sexually abusing a woman on the Stanford campus, he was only given a six-month term in county prison. After she shared her victim impact statement on BuzzFeed, it quickly gained international attention, being watched by eleven million people in only four days. It was also read on the House floor of Congress and influenced reforms to California legislation as well as the recall of the case's judge. Numerous others said in writing that she had given them the confidence to open out about their own assault experiences for the first time.

She now assumes a new identity in order to share her tale of pain, transcendence, and the expressive power of language. In many respects, the case was ideal: there were eyewitnesses, Turner fled, and tangible evidence was quickly gathered. But even in the best-case scenario, victims still experience oppression, as seen by her problems with shame and isolation throughout the trial and the aftermath. Her narrative exposes a criminal justice system that fails the most vulnerable, sheds light on a society that is biassed to shield offenders, and, in the end, demonstrates the bravery needed to overcome hardship and lead a fulfilling life.

Know My Name will permanently alter our perception of sexual assault by upending our assumptions about what constitutes appropriate behaviour and bringing the turbulent realities of healing to light. Additionally, it exposes readers to a remarkable writer whose works have already altered the course of history. This narrative, which skillfully blends humour, resiliency, and suffering, will go down as a contemporary classic.