Know My Name

De: Chanel Miller

Narrado por: Chanel Miller

Brought to you by Penguin.

She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on Buzzfeed, where it instantly went viral - viewed by 11 million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time.

Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways - there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life.

Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces listeners to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humour, this memoir will stand as a modern classic.

©2019 Chanel Miller (P)2019 Penguin Audio

A rollercoaster of a memoir

I am a journalist who followed Chanel's courtroom journey from start to finish and this was like reliving it but with heart and soul replacing the cold and misogynistic courtroom. I cried. I laughed. I stopped listening to write things down to remember always. Chanel's writing is beautiful and raw.

Beautiful, inspiring and eloquent

I am feeling such deep gratitude that the author wrote this beautiful memoir - certainly not an easy story to tell - it connected me to my own past and made me want to write down my own story just to help me come to terms with it. In the book, she expresses herself so eloquently and I have such admiration for her and her family for their ability to turn such a painful experience into such a powerful book. Thank you, Chanel!

Powerful and thought provoking.

Chanel’s story is both moving and challenging. She really made me think about my own perceptions of the world and how people perceive survivors and women overall. Thank you Chanel.

amazing

loved how the story was told, and loved chanel reading it. It was raw and you can hear the strength in her voice, but also the pain at times. goes to show the lasting effects of sexual assault like she talked about in this book. Powerful read for sure. You go Chanel x

Powerful, moving, inspiring

Chanel is such an incredible writer and managers to articulate her emotions, experiences and views in such a beautiful way. I loved hearing her voice and her story and I hope to read more of her work in the future.

Heartbreaking, raw and beautiful

This memoir was very empowering and the nakedness of her words shook me to the core.

It is heart breaking.

Definitely raises awareness of what victims of sexual assault have to go through, and how unfair the media can be to them as well.

Inspiring and thought-provoking 

Sad but also inspiring true story. Highly recommend. Great that it  brought about significant change. 

One of those rare books that changes not just how you think, but how you feel.

By the time I finished, I wasn’t just moved. I was changed. Chanel Miller’s voice is one you carry with you, long after the final page. If you want a book that forces you to feel, think, and witness this is it.

What struck me most is how she balances vulnerability with strength. She doesn’t sensationalise anything. Instead, she guides you through the emotional, legal, and psychological landscape of survival with such sharp self-awareness that you feel every beat of it. There is anger, yes, but also wit, warmth, and a steady insistence on her humanity. She writes like someone who knows exactly what’s been taken from her and is determined to take it back word by word.

The memoir expands beyond her personal experience. It exposes the cracks in systems that claim to protect victims, and she does it without losing sight of the people caught inside them. It’s equal parts indictment and illumination.

“If you are worried about your reputation, my suggestion is, don’t rape anyone”

I won’t tell you it’s not painful, but I managed to finish it. Typically, blatant injustice is too galling to read to the end and stops me mid book.
She took us behind the curtain and opened our eyes. A necessary and powerful book, a must read, though it may be difficult. We need to be taught consent, and if this book made you question your understanding of consent and the contours of victim-blaming then it succeeds.