Resilience Is Futile: The Life and Death and Life of Julie S. Lalonde

· ECW Press · Narrated by Julie S. Lalonde
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For over a decade Julie Lalonde kept a secret. As an award-winning advocate for women’s rights, she criss-crossed the country, denouncing violence against women and giving hundreds of media interviews along the way. Her work made national headlines for challenging universities and taking on Canada’s top military brass. But while appearing fearless on the surface, Julie met every interview and event with the same fear in her gut: was he here?

Fleeing intimate partner violence at age twenty, Julie was stalked by her ex-partner for over ten years, rarely mentioning it to friends, let alone addressing it publicly. The contrast between her public career as a brave champion for women with her own private life of violence and fear meant a shaky and exhausting balancing act.

Resilience Is Futile is a story of survival, courage, and ultimately, hope. But it is also a challenge to the ways we understand trauma and resilience. It is the story of one survivor who won’t give up and refuses to shut up.

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5.0
4 reviews
Natalie Tinney
July 18, 2020
I love this book. This story is both heartbreaking and exhiliterating at every turn. The fact that the book was narrated by the author made the experience of listening to the story all the more intimate. This is a refreshing narrative at the reality of living through sexual violence and stalking and is an absolute must read.
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