The girl : a life in the shadow of Roman Polanski
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New York : Atria Books, [2013].
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Published
New York : Atria Books, [2013].
Format
Book
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265 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English

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In this searing memoir, the author, "the girl" at the center of the infamous Roman Polanski sexual assault case, breaks a virtual thirty-five year silence to tell her story and reflect on the events of that day and their lifelong repercussions. March 1977, Southern California. Roman Polanski drives a rented Mercedes along Mulholland Drive to Jack Nicholson's house. Sitting next to him is an aspiring actress, Samantha Geimer, recently arrived from York, Pennsylvania. She is thirteen years old. The undisputed facts of what happened in the following hours appear in the court record: Polanski spent hours taking pictures of Samantha on a deck overlooking the Hollywood Hills, 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. For months on end, the Polanski case dominated the media in the U.S. and abroad. But even with the extensive coverage, much about that day and the girl at the center of it all remains a mystery. Just about everyone had an opinion about the renowned director and the girl he was accused of drugging and raping. Who was the predator? Who was the prey? Was the girl an innocent victim or a cunning Lolita artfully directed by her ambitious stage mother? How could the criminal justice system have failed all the parties concerned in such a spectacular fashion? Once Polanski fled the country, what became of Samantha, the young girl forever associated with one of Hollywood's most notorious episodes? Samantha, as much as Polanski, has been a fugitive since the events of that night more than thirty years ago. Taking us far beyond the headlines, this memoir reveals a thirteen-year-old who was simultaneously wise beyond her years and yet terribly vulnerable. By telling her story in full for the first time, Samantha reclaims her identity, and indelibly proves that it is possible to move forward from victim to survivor, from confusion to certainty, from shame to strength.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Geimer, S., Silver, L., & Newman, J. (2013). The girl: a life in the shadow of Roman Polanski (First Atria Books hardcover edition.). Atria Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Geimer, Samantha, Lawrence. Silver and Judith. Newman. 2013. The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski. Atria Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Geimer, Samantha, Lawrence. Silver and Judith. Newman. The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski Atria Books, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Geimer, Samantha., Lawrence Silver, and Judith Newman. The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski First Atria Books hardcover edition., Atria Books, 2013.

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