![]() ![]() She examines the language surrounding sexual assault and pushes against its confines, contributing to and deepening the #MeToo discussion.Įxacting and courageous, Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl is part memoir, part true crime record, and part testament to the strength of female friendships―a recounting and reckoning that will inspire us to ask harder questions and interrogate our biases. Jeannie details her friendship with Mark before and after the assault, asking the brave and urgent question: Is it possible for a good person to commit a terrible act? Jeannie interviews Mark, exploring how rape has impacted his life as well as her own. He agrees to talk on the record and meet in person. When her nightmares worsen, Jeannie decides―after fourteen years of silence―to reach out to Mark. It is always about him: one of her closest high school friends, a boy named Mark. ![]() Jeannie Vanasco has had the same nightmare since she was a teenager. ![]() Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl ❗NOTE: This event will include discussions of sexual assault.❗ Milkweed Books is thrilled to present authors Jeannie Vanasco ( Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl, Tin House) and Angela Pelster ( Limber, Sarabande) for a reading and conversation in the bookstore. ![]()
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