{"product_id":"i-choose-elena-on-trauma-memory-and-survival","title":"Lucia (Author) Osborne-Crowley: I Choose Elena [2019] paperback","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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","brand":"Osborne-Crowley, Lucia (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50018163818835,"sku":"XV81999683399","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/osborne-crowley-lucia-author-i-choose-elena-on-trauma-memory-and-survival-xv81999683399-60570440368467.jpg?v=1735532588","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/i-choose-elena-on-trauma-memory-and-survival","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}