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The Little Girl on the Ice Floe by Adélaïde Bon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A woman grapples with the traumatic memory of a childhood sexual assault in this international bestseller: “An unsettling autobiographical tale” (Livres Hebdo, France). “Based on the author’s personal experiences, this debut novel traces in harrowing detail the emotional odyssey of a girl who is raped at age 9. It’s hard to say if this riveting text is a novel in the strictest sense of the word, but the power of the material makes that a minor quibble. Bon captures from the first pages the eerie distancing experienced by a victim of sexual violence...Vividly conveys the survivor’s emotions of shame, rage, and fear but also offers — slowly, tentatively — hope for healing.” — Kirkus ReviewsWhen Adélaïde’s parents find her mute and unable to stop crying, they bring her to the police station and file a complaint against “X” for sexual assault. In so many ways, her childhood ended then — at just nine years old. Yet Adélaïde grows up without showing any outward signs of damage. As a teen and then as a seemingly cheerful young woman, she suffers in silence. Twenty-three years after the attack, Adélaïde receives a call from the Paris juvenile squad. DNA analysis suggests that a serial bu

Who reads The Little Girl on the Ice Floe?

Author

Adélaïde Bon

Publisher

Europa Editions, Incorporated

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781609455163

Category

nonfiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (62 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14