Over the course of several weeks, female victims of domestic violence confided their stories to author Perrine Le Querrec, to break the silence and speak the unspeakable. The result is a raw, searing book, faithful to these women’s trauma, told in language that powerfully conveys their bruised bodies, the humiliation and contempt they suffered, the shame they feel. This collection of short, hard-hitting prose poems is a genuine awakening, a vessel that honors many voices joined in a single horrific story of abuse.