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I'll Never Call Him Dad Again: By the daughter of Dominique Pelicot

Turning our family trauma of Chemical Submission into a collective fight

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I'll Never Call Him Dad Again: By the daughter of Dominique Pelicot

By: Caroline Darian
Narrated by: Caroline Darian, Heather Long
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About this listen

 The trial of Dominique Pelicot, which began on 2 September 2024, has captured the world's attention. Behind the haunting details of Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother and daughter who were forced to rebuild their lives.

This is their story.

In November 2020, Caroline Darian received a call from the police in Carpentras. Her father was in police custody. The seizure of his computer equipment revealed the unthinkable: since 2013, he had drugged his wife before handing her over, in a state of unconsciousness, to men, from all ages and stages of life.

With exceptional courage, Darian recounts the earth-shattering discovery that a loved one, her own father, is capable of the worst. But more importantly, she shares the remarkable story of her mother Gisèle and how she carried on living, without self-pity, while learning to manage all of the things her husband once took care of. She shares how her mother managed to maintain her joie de vivre in circumstances none of us could imagine.

Gisèle has won acclaim around the world after she gave up her right to anonymity and opted for a public trial, a trial in which Caroline herself has testified, turning the tables: the shame no longer borne by the victims in silence but directed, at last, to the abusers. Together, mother and daughter reveal another side to the violence committed against women, as they bravely transform their private trauma into a collective fight.

The audiobook includes a foreword and afterword narrated by Caroline Darian.©2022 Caroline Darian (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK
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Thank you Caroline for your insight, courage and frankness.
Please thank your mother for the courage she shown this world.

Unbelievable

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The strength of character required to tell this story and highlighting chemical abuse. If you didn’t read it you wouldn’t believe it could happen.

Harrowing story bravely and honestly told

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Speechless at the courage of this family and how they have turned their horror into positive activism.

Incredibly moving and powerful

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I'm so sorry for this family & the realisation that their father & husband kept his warped personality hidden. may they gain strength from the trial.

the evil

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A truly powerful and deeply disturbing listen. We had all seen the headlines but reading or rather listening to this in-depth account of the absolutely appalling behaviour of this woman’s father to her beautiful mother and the fallout that came after as they sought some kind of justice and return to peace was shocking.

It’s a book everybody should read and be aware of, particularly women. The statistics she gives are horrifying to the core and I for one, I’m glad I am long-term single and intend to be for the rest of my life.

It could happen to anyone

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