The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski
The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski is a book written by Samantha Geimer about her life. She wrote it with the help of her lawyer Lawrence Silver and the writer Judith Newman.[1] An excerpt was published by Today.com in 2013.[2]
Reception[]
- The Guardian said that it was "fighting against reductive simplicity".[3]
- Time Magazine called it "a thoughtful memoir.”[1]
- The New York Times said "[Geimer] is able to channel the bewilderment she felt while in Mr. Polanski’s company, and the terror that came later."
See also[]
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired 2008 documentary film
- Roman Polanski sexual abuse case
References[]
- ^ a b Staff. "Top 10 Revelations from the New Roman Polanski Book". Time – via entertainment.time.com.
- ^ Geimer, Samantha. "'The Girl': Victim in the Roman Polanski case breaks her silence". Today.
- ^ "Roman Polanski and the sin of simplification". The Guardian. 28 September 2013.
Categories:
- 2013 non-fiction books
- American memoirs
- Roman Polanski
- Books about rape
- Memoir stubs