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Anna Kahill
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The Story So Far: Not the Perfect Victim in the Media
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The Story So Far: Not the Perfect Victim in the Media
When I first started writing Not the Perfect Victim, it was never meant to be public. It began as a private act of survival — a way to make sense of what had happened and to find my voice again.
Somehow, those private pages have now made their way into the wider world. Over the past few months, different publications have
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A candid and necessary read that reaches right into the heart of issues too often silenced. As a victim myself, I found Know My Name both powerful and, at times, difficult to read—there were moments when I had to step away for a few weeks. That speak ...more |
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"I couldn't stop reading... I admire the author for her courage and strength, and I believe this book will be a message for many women. I wholeheartedly recommend reading it."
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"Absolutely awestruck by Anna's raw vulnerable, honest strength. Anna's powerful unsilencing and open emotional sharing is as much generous as it is inspirational. A must read in particular for trauma survivors, neurodiverse women, as well as friends "
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Hi everyone,
I’m excited to share that my memoir Not the Perfect Victim officially launches on 9th September. It’s a story of surviving sexual violence ...more " |
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“What I know for certain now is this: my anger has sharpened. It no longer simmers beneath the surface, it burns. But instead of drowning it in alcohol, I decide to sit with it. I let it crackle inside me, fueling my actions. It drives me to write this book, a safe, solid outlet for this powerful force. It propels me to press forward for justice. My anger needs to be visible. I will channel it with purpose. The power of an angry woman is something no man can ignore.”
― Not the Perfect Victim
― Not the Perfect Victim
“Perhaps, I thought, rape was effectively decriminalised here – if not in the letter of the law, then in the practice of it.”
― Not the Perfect Victim
― Not the Perfect Victim
“Sometimes, compassion became something even more startling: love. It was through these moments of compassion that forgiveness became imaginable.”
― Not the Perfect Victim
― Not the Perfect Victim
“Perhaps, I thought, rape was effectively decriminalised here – if not in the letter of the law, then in the practice of it.”
― Not the Perfect Victim
― Not the Perfect Victim
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