I'll Never Call Him Dad Again: By the daughter of Gisele Pelicot

<p><b>AS SEEN ON OPRAH<br>AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4<br><i>The Guardian</i> 'Brilliant Books to Read in 2025'<br><i>The Times</i> 'The Critics Picks: 40 Books to Look Out For in 2025'</b><br><b><br>The trial of Dominique Pelicot, which began on 2 September 2024, has captured the world's attention. Behind the haunting details of Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother, Gisèle Pelicot, and a daughter, Caroline Darian, who were forced to rebuild their lives.</b><br><br><b>This is their story.</b><br><br>In November 2020, Caroline Darian received a call from the police in Carpentras. Her father was in police custody. The seizure of his computer equipment revealed the unthinkable: since 2013, he had drugged his wife before handing her over, in a state of unconsciousness, to men, from all ages and stages of life.<br><br>With exceptional courage, Darian recounts the earth-shattering discovery that a loved one, her own father, is capable of the worst. But more importantly, she shares the remarkable story of her mother Gisèle and how she carried on living, without self-pity, while learning to manage all of the things her husband once took care of. She shares how her mother managed to maintain her <i>joie de vivre </i>in circumstances none of us could imagine.<br><br>Gisèle Pelicot has won acclaim around the world after she gave up her right to anonymity and opted for a public trial, a trial in which Caroline herself has testified, turning the tables: the shame no longer borne by the victims in silence but directed, at last, to the abusers. She has also written her own book, <i>A Hymn to Life</i>. Together, mother and daughter reveal another side to the violence committed against women, as they bravely transform their private trauma into a collective fight.</p>