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One Way Back

A Memoir

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One Way Back

By: Christine Blasey Ford
Narrated by: Christine Blasey Ford
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This program is read by the author and includes clips from her testimony, a Trump rally, C-SPAN, CNN, and ABC News.

The compelling true story behind the testimony that awed the nation

On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. She described an alleged sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee that took place at a high school party in the 1980s. Her words and courage on that day provided some of the most credible and unforgettable testimony our country has ever witnessed.

In One Way Back, Ford recounts the months she spent trying to get information into the right hands without exposing herself and her family to dangerous backlash. Drawing parallels to her life as a surfer, she explains the process of paddling out into unknown waters despite the risks and fears, knowing there is only one way back to shore. The book reveals riveting new details about the leadup to her testimony and its overwhelming aftermath and describes how she continues to navigate her way out of the storm.

This is the real story behind the headlines and the soundbites, a complex, compelling memoir of a scientist, a surfer, a mother, a patriot and an unlikely whistleblower. Ford’s experience shows that when one person steps forward to speak truth to power, she adds to a collective whole, causing "a ripple that might one day become a wave.”

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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Vulnerable and Honest!

Christine did such a great job in this book. Articulating how she felt with full vulnerability and honesty. I know all of this must’ve been so incredibly hard on her and I love the fact that she wrote this book with all the good the bad and the ugly tied to it. I wish her well in the future and thank her for everything she did and has done for women, victims, and just humanity. We all deserve better.

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Must read!

I am so grateful for this book! I'm sorry that being brave and doing the right thing cost you so much. This book will no doubt offer the support that so many women are in need of, including me. Thank you for telling your story.

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Strength in the author

What a great book. Christine has gone through some extremely tough moments! She should be proud for standing up. It is very inspiring!

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Insightful account

Beautifully told, many insights and lessons, many things that need changing in protecting victims stepping forward! (Ever heard of a smear campaign on victims of theft or robbery? Me neither. Targeting a victim going forward should be illegal / cause for another law suit in itself)

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Raw honesty

Bravery and resilience. Amazing. What Dr. Ford has had to endure is unimaginable. She is a true patriot.

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A true patriot

I want to thank you for exposing this man’s true nature. I’m sorry the crooked republicans did not do a proper investigation. You are my hero! He may have been appointed when he should not have but this allegation will always hang over his head. We ALL know he did it! I’m a survivor and I’ve never been able to tell anyone. I so admire you!

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Beautiful & vulnerable

A beautiful & vulnerable memoir of an amazing woman, told with a raw honesty. A very valuable read for everyone!

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Christine's voice which narrates this story...the aftereffect of her trauma has translated into her voice. Very authentic.

The comparison of being a surfer, alongside her ride to truth and courage...this is an apt metaphor, for Christine's...very effective.

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hero of the #MeToo movement tells her full life story

This is the real story behind the headlines and the soundbites, a complex, page-turning memoir of a scientist, a surfer, a mother, a patriot and an unlikely whistleblower.

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Thank you, Dr Ford!

I felt enormous gratitude for Dr Ford as I listened to this and gained further context around this collectively tragic chapter in so many women’s & survivors lives. She’s an unlikely and ambivalent American and feminist hero, but a hero is unequivocally what she is! The personal cost to coming forward - to her, her family, her friends, her colleagues, and her students - has been profound and unjust. I hope she knows what an extraordinary gift she gave us - in coming forward and in writing this book. I love the humanizing personal details like: she’s a passionate surfer, a lover of misfits, a bit of a misfit herself, that she dyes her hair blue, and that her favorite bands are Metallica and Pearl Jam! She’s wonderfully human and reluctantly brave.

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