A Hymn to Life - Shame has to Change Sides

A forthcoming Bodley Head publication brought to you by Penguin Random House, on sale January 2026

About the author

Gisèle Pelicot was named as the most noteworthy person of 2024 in an opinion poll in France, eclipsing world leaders, and honoured by Time magazine. To mark International Women’s Day, The Independent named her the most influential woman of 2025.

Product details

• Authors: Gisele Pelicot, Gisèle Pelicot
• Publisher: Bodley Head Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 29.01.2026
• EAN: 9781847928962
• ISBN: 978-1-84792-896-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 240 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, France, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Sexual abuse and harassment, Feminism and feminist theory, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs