"This powerful story shouldn't be missed." Publishers Weekly (starred)

"A fiercely readable, potent memoir of a survivor who refuses to be silenced. . . . An inspirational page-turner." Kirkus Reviews (starred)

An incandescent and inspiring memoir from a courageous young woman who, after she was forced to flee to Canada from her home in The Gambia, became the first woman to publicly call the country's dictator to account for sexual assault—launching an unprecedented protest movement in West Africa.

In 2015, Toufah Jallow was a nineteen-year-old dreaming of a scholarship. Encouraged by her mother, she entered a presidential competition designed to identify and support the country's smart young women, ands he won.

Which brought her to the attention of Yahya Jammeh, the country's dictator, who styled himself as a pious yet progressive protector of...