 Cover design by Lin Tobias© Permission to use images and text should be directed to Spinifex Press I hope with the women who break their silence and contribute to this survey some very much needed changes will take place. God knows we need them. |
Voices of the SurvivorsPowerful and moving stories from survivors of sexual assaultPATRICIA EASTEAL
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A powerful and moving book. Patricia Easteal has brought together the responses of women to a national survey about rape and sexual abuse.
A major part of the book is made up of the letters and comments of women who have experienced abuse from husbands, estranged husbands, relatives, dates, acquaintances and strangers. The author has arranged the material to reveal the political nature of these crimes.
The tables from the survivor survey are included in an Appendix to the book.
The cover photo depicts members of the Melbourne-based Women's Circus, established in 1991. The circus is open to all women and is specifically committed to working with survivors of sexual assault.
Read the fascinating story of the Women's Circus in Women's Circus: Leaping Off the Edge
Patricia Easteal is also the editor of Balancing the Scales: Rape, Law Reform and Australian Culture for Federation
256pp 198 x 128
Territory: World
All rights: Spinifex 
