US Edition‘I am the enemy of death’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival
Gisèle Pelicot reveals abuse by husband and about 80 men over nine years, leading to legal cases against 51 identified perpetrators and ongoing family impact.
- Gisèle Pelicot's new memoir recounts her November 2020 discovery that for at least nine years she was drugged and raped by her husband Dominique and around 80 others.
- The abuse unfolded over the marriage's final decade, involving chemical submission and repeated rape, while police identified and charged about 51 men linked to online predator communities.
- Gisèle sought to control how she confronted Dominique, which opened a chasm with her eldest children, David and Caroline, and she is pursuing a separate case of chemical submission and rape against him.
- Public disclosure has created a framework for survivors and readers to process evidence, as Caroline's activism led to #MendorsPas and her 2025 memoir, I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again.
- Public debate now asks if chemical submission marks a new frontier in intimate-partner violence, as charges in Germany and Greater Manchester suggest emerging cases beyond France, philosopher Zoe Williams says.
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She tells about the rapes organized by her ex-husband with dozens of men and the historic trial of Avignon.
"And the joy of living", in which Gisèle Pelicot testifies to the hell of the rapes she suffered, sold more than 60,000 copies in the week following her release. Her publisher Flammarion salutes "a very good figure for the start-up" of the 73-year-old's book. Published in 22 languages, the book also finds its audience in the United Kingdom, Germany and Norway. - Gisèle Pelicot leads sales with her book that "shocked" Queen Camilla (Culture, Medi…
The book "Et la joie de vivre" sold 63,574 copies in the week following its release. Gisèle Pelicot will present his book in several cities in France, including La Rochelle Le
Gisèle Pelicot's chilling testimony about sexual violence is a tremendous success. "And the joy of living" is already number one in France, and exports abroad.
The 73-year-old French woman tells about the rapes organized by her ex-husband with dozens of men and the historic Avignon trial, which transformed her into an international figure in the fight against sexual violence.
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