Book by mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot tells her story

She refuses to be a victim: Having survived years of assaults orchestrated by her husband while she was drugged unconscious, Pelicot chronicles in "A Hymn to Life" her path back to life.

'I don't want to live in hatred': Gisèle Pelicot publishes her memoir 'A Hymn to Life'

On the day that her memoir is published, Gisèle Pelicot has again spoken of her desire to meet and talk with her ex-husband, who repeatedly drugged her and invited strangers over to their house to rape her. Pelicot's book "A Hymn to Life" covers the full arc of her story, including the trial she went through. In Perspective, we spoke to one of the journalists who has covered her story throughout: Catherine Porter, who is Paris correspondent for The New York Times. She says she knew before she first went to court that the story would resonate across France, but that Pelicot's decision to waive her anonymity really opened the door to her trial having an impact worldwide.

By Stuart NORVAL