{"product_id":"girl-a-life-in-the-shadow-of-roman-polanski-9781476716848","title":"Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this memoir that \"might be the most important and valuable book of the century so far\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), Samantha Geimer reveals for the first time her side of one of the most notorious and complex legal cases in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarch 1977, Southern California. Roman Polanski drives a rented Mercedes along Mulholland Drive to Jack Nicholson's house. Sitting next to him is an aspiring model named Samantha Geimer. She is thirteen years old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe undisputed facts of what happened in the hours that followed appear in the court record: Roman and Samantha spent hours taking pictures--on a kitchen counter, topless in a Jacuzzi. Wine and Quaaludes were consumed, balance and innocence were lost, and a young girl's life was altered forever--eternally cast as a background player in her own story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor months on end, the Polanski case dominated the media both in the United States and abroad. But even with the extensive coverage, there is much about that day--and the girl at the center of it all--that has remained a mystery. The few times Samantha Geimer has spoken publically, it has been largely in reaction to Polanski--his latest film, his arrests, his releases. Virtually the entire narrative of Samantha's life, and even the details of the rape itself, have all been left untold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking us far beyond the known headlines, this is the story of a girl who was simultaneously wise beyond her years and yet terribly vulnerable and even naive. Says\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Sheila Weller, \"Witty, snarky--but also precise and thoughtfully observant...Samantha Geimer is a reflective guide as she humanely tells of a complex violation that hurt but didn't defeat her.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6887632\"\u003eSamantha Geimer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476716848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476716846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO013000\"\u003eRich \u0026amp; Famous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51141426053407,"sku":"9781476716848","price":19.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_48ee6428-86d1-4779-9cdd-bcd001f1fd61.jpg?v=1755672866","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/girl-a-life-in-the-shadow-of-roman-polanski-9781476716848","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}