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A review by philippakmoore
Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
4.0
A heartbreaking and harrowing book, but one that deserves to be on every bookshelf in the country. I found the subject matter very distressing and had to take breaks from reading it - no reflection on the quality of the writing at all. But this is not a book for a sun-lounger with a cocktail in hand.
The first half of the book is about Bri Lee’s time as a judge’s associate and the second is her experience of bringing charges against the man who sexually assaulted her when she was a child, resulting in a trial.
It is staggering, and devastating, how the legal system has failed so many women. I read today in an interview with Laura Bates (of Everyday Sexism) that men are 230 times more likely to be raped themselves than to be falsely accused of the act. And yet women are still subjected to a brutal, cruel system that assumes innocence and protects the perpetrator. What Bri Lee witnesses as part of the legal profession is so distressing and triggering that she finally feels strong enough (that feels like an understatement - this is a tale of enormous strength) to bring the man who assaulted her to justice. It’s a long road to justice, but she gets it...in the legal sense at least.
This is brave and raw storytelling. I applaud Bri Lee’s courage, and that of all survivors.
The first half of the book is about Bri Lee’s time as a judge’s associate and the second is her experience of bringing charges against the man who sexually assaulted her when she was a child, resulting in a trial.
It is staggering, and devastating, how the legal system has failed so many women. I read today in an interview with Laura Bates (of Everyday Sexism) that men are 230 times more likely to be raped themselves than to be falsely accused of the act. And yet women are still subjected to a brutal, cruel system that assumes innocence and protects the perpetrator. What Bri Lee witnesses as part of the legal profession is so distressing and triggering that she finally feels strong enough (that feels like an understatement - this is a tale of enormous strength) to bring the man who assaulted her to justice. It’s a long road to justice, but she gets it...in the legal sense at least.
This is brave and raw storytelling. I applaud Bri Lee’s courage, and that of all survivors.