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The Lasting Harm
- Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
- Narrated by: Madeleine Leslay
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
'Powerful, vivid and affecting' DAVID NICHOLLS
'Urgent, necessary and courageous' ELIZABETH DAY
'Brilliantly unsettling' GUARDIAN
'Will make you think about trauma in a new light' EVENING STANDARD
'I understand – and sympathise with – the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story. But I am not here to tell you a story about Jeffrey Epstein, or even Ghislaine Maxwell. I am here to tell you the stories of ten women, many of whom have never spoken at length before, about the real impact of sexual trauma on their lives'
In November 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of five counts of sex-trafficking of minors, and now faces twenty years in prison for the role she played in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of four girls. The trial was meticulously covered by journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley, one of the only reporters allowed into the courtroom every day.
The Lasting Harm is her account of that trial, a gripping true crime drama and a blistering critique of a criminal justice system ill-equipped to deliver justice for abuse survivors, no matter the outcome.
Giving voice to four women and their testimonies, and supplemented by exclusive interviews, The Lasting Harm brings this incendiary trial to life, questions our age-old appetite for crime and punishment and offers a new blueprint for meaningful reparative justice.
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Critic reviews
‘Osborne-Crowley writes from the unique position of legal expertise and lived experience of her subject. This makes her a compassionate authority. She is helping the world to understand the legacy of the trauma that comes with abuse of power’ Vicky Spratt, author of Tenants
‘Osborne-Crowley a tenacious and empathetic chronicler of the world who provides a voice for those who have been silenced' Rebecca Watson, author of Little Scratch
'We don't need another book about rich men. The book we need is this one: centering the stories of vulnerable teenage girls and how they were used up and thrown away by those rich men' Jolyon Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project
'Lucia Osborne-Crowley’s vital work is driven integrity, a desire to bear witness, a dedication to the stories, experiences and truths of those who so often go unheard and unheeded' Kieran Goddard, author of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
'Lucia Osborne-Crowley has a deep commitment to telling survivor stories – and telling them well. Lucia is a courageous silence-breaker: she broke the silence by sharing her own story and now devotes her skills to help others tell theirs. We need more journalists like her' Jennifer Robinson, award-winning barrister
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- Jackie
- 11-07-24
Exceptional, authentic and informative
It is a rare combined tapestry of an engaging writer, honest and sensitive content but from a quite amazing person whose own life and growth so deeply connects to these victims. I considered myself astute and understanding but any lingering lack of knowledge about the grooming and manipulation has been filled in. I wish the author her own peace and love as she most certainly is a special lady.
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