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Saving five : a memoir of hope / Amanda Nguyen.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374615918 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 204 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : AUWA Books/MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Finding her -- Rabbit -- Into the dark -- The hospital -- The first helper -- How to survive the immediate aftermath of a rape : a guide -- Finding anger -- Discovering the countdown -- A good deal -- Bonobos -- Siren sea -- Time loop -- The lighthouse keeper -- The decision to leave -- Let go -- The Uber ride -- The reflection -- Honey -- The gift of grief -- Amanda's law. |
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| Subject: | Nguyen, Amanda, 1991- Rape victims > United States > Biography. Vietnamese American women > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 362.88392092 Nguye | 31681010409472 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A revelatory and powerful memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize finalist Amanda Nguyen, detailing her tumultuous childhood and groundbreaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard"-- - Baker & Taylor
This brave and imaginative memoir from a Nobel Peace Prize nominee details her healing journey and groundbreaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard. Illustrations. - McMillan Palgrave
An Instant New York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Editorsâ Choice. Natalie Portmanâs Book Club Pick for March.
âAmandaâs storyâinnovatively told by versions of herself at different agesâunderscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams.â âMelinda French Gates
âIn Saving Five, Amanda Nguyen shows us how to reclaim the full spectrum of our lives, replete with pain, fury, creativity, and recovered dreams.â âChanel Miller, author of Know My Name
In 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyenâs life was changed forever when she was raped at Harvard University.
Determined not to let her assault derail her goal of joining NASA after graduation, Nguyen opted for her rape kit to be filed under âJane Doe.â But she was shocked to learn her choice to stay anonymous gave her only six months to press charges before the state destroyed her kit, rendering any future legal action impossible. Nguyen knew then that she had two options: surrender to a law that effectively denied her justice, or fight for a changeânot only for herself but for survivors everywhere.
A heart-wrenching memoir of survival and hope, Saving Five boldly braids the story of Nguyenâs activismâwhich resulted in Congressâs unanimous passage of the Survivorsâ Bill of Rights Act in 2016âwith a second, beautifully imagined adventure, of Nguyenâs younger selves as they, at the ages of five, fifteen, twenty-two, and thirty, navigate the emotional stages of her path toward healing, not only from her rape but from the violent turmoil of her childhood. The result is a groundbreaking work that seamlessly blends memoir with a moving recounting of her journey toward acceptance and hope, forging a path ahead that is as inspiring as it is instructive.
From one of the most influential activists (and now astronauts) of our time, Saving Five is at once a tribute to resilience, a celebration of healing through action, and a resounding cry to change the world.
