The Pain of Being a Woman: An in-depth research on recovery from sexual assault trauma

Thousands of women and children experience rape trauma every year in South Africa. The prospect of recovery from such trauma is a reality that confronts the victims and survivors of sexual assault, their families and the larger community of service providers. Yet little has been written on South African womens experiences of and their journey of recovery from sexual assault. What is currently written is mostly not informed by the voices of the victims and survivors. This book captures and presents South African black women's response to or recovery from sexual assault trauma as told by the women themselves and interpreted by another black woman.

Softcover. English. Mepho Publishers. 2016. ISBN: 9780620664257. 130 pp. Good. Book No: 55485