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Book

Saving five : a memoir of hope

Call Number

  • 921 N57639 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : AUWA Books ; MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025.

Physical Description

viii, 204 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

"A revelatory and powerful memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize finalist Amanda Nguyen, detailing her tumultuous childhood and groundbreaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard."--

"In 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen’s life was changed forever when she was raped at Harvard University. Determined not to let her assault derail her goal of joining NASA after graduation, Nguyen opted for her rape kit to be filed under “تفمَ ؤمُ.” آuٰ ٱوم wفٱ ٱوكُمًل ٰ ُمٌف َْوم ْكوىُكم ٰ ُٱٰف” ف”ََُuٍُٱ هفvم وم ْ”ٌَُ ٱى٬ ٍَُٰوٱ ٰ ُمِْٱٱ كوفهْمٱ قمنمُْ ٰوم ٱٰفٰم لمٱٰ”ُْمل وم ْىًٰ، مْلَمىْهَ ف”َ نuٰuمْ مٌهف ٌفكٰى َُىٱٍُِٱىقمٌ. خهu”م َمًَw ٰوم َٰوفٰ ٱوم وفل ٰw ُُِٰىٱَُ: ٱuمْْلَم ْٰ ُف فٌw ٰوفٰ مننمكٰىvم”ٌ لمىَمل وم ْيuٱٰىكم، ُْنىهوٰ ن ُْف كوفهَم-- َُٰ ”ٌَُ ن ُْومٱْمنٌ قuٰ ن ُْٱuvْىvٱُْ مvم”ْwوممْ. ء ومفْٰ-wمْكَوىهَ مٍىٍُ ْنُ ٱuvْىvف ٌفلَ ومُِ، سفvىهَ ئىvم قلٌُ”ٌ قفْىلٱ ٰوم ٱٰ”ُْ نُ خهu”م&َ#٬٢٠١٩؛ٱ فكٰىvىٱ-ٍ- wوىكو مْٱuٌٰمل ى َأهَُمْٱٱ&#٬٢٠١٩؛ٱ uفَىَuٍُٱ فِٱٱفهم نُ ٰوم سuvْىvٱُْ&#٬٢٠١٩؛ آى ٌٌنُ زىهوٰٱ ءكٰ ى َ٢٠١٦-- wىٰو ف ٱمكلَُ، قمفuٰىنu”ٌٌ ىفٍهىمَل فلvمَٰuمْ، نُ خهu”م&َ#٬٢٠١٩؛ٱ ”uُهَم ْٱمvٌمٱ فٱ ٰوم”، فٰ ٰوم فهمٱ نُ نىvم، نىنٰمم،َ ٰwمَٰ”-ٰw،ُ فلَ ٰوىْٰ”، فَvىهفٰم ٰوم مٍُٰىفَُ ٌٱٰفهمٱ نُ وم ْفِٰو ٰwُفلْ ومفىٌهَ، َُٰ ”ٌَُ ن ٍُْوم ْفْمِ قuٰ ن ٍُْٰوم vىمٌَُٰ ٰuىٍُْ ٌنُ وم ْكوىلٌولُُ. شوم مْٱuٌٰ ىٱ ف هuُْلَقمْفىًهَ w ًُْٰوفٰ ٱمفمٌٍٱٱ”ٌ قمٌلَٱ مٍىٍُ ْwىٰو ف vٍُىهَ مْكuَُٰىهَ نُ وم ْيuُمَْ” ٰwُفلْ فككمِٰفكَم فلَ ومُِ، نهُْىهَ ف فِٰو فومفل ٰوفٰ ىٱ فٱ ىٱَىِىْهَ فٱ ىٰ ىٱ ىٱَٰuْكٰىvم. ئ ٍُْمَُ نُ ٰوم ٱٍُٰ ىنَuٌمَٰىف ٌفكٰىvىٱٰٱ (فلَ wَُ فٱٰفَُْuٰٱ) نُ uُ ْٰىمٍ، سفvىهَ ئىvم ىٱ فٰ كَُم ف ٰىْقuٰم ٰ ُمْٱىىٌمكَم، ف كممٌقفْٰى َُنُ ومفىٌهَ ٰوuُْهو فكٰى،َُ فلَ ف مْٱuُلَىهَ ك”ْ ٰ ُكوفهَم ٰوم wلٌُْ."--ئَُْٰ ق ًُُيفكمًٰ نفٌ.ِ

Contents

  • Finding her
  • Rabbit
  • Into the dark
  • The hospital
  • The first helper
  • How to survive the immediate aftermath of a rape : a guide
  • Finding anger
  • Discovering the countdown
  • A good deal
  • Bonobos
  • Siren sea
  • Time loop
  • The lighthouse keeper
  • The decision to leave
  • Let go
  • The Uber ride
  • The reflection
  • Honey
  • The gift of grief
  • Amanda's law.

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