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One ordinary spring morning in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thordis Elva kisses her boy and partner good-bye before boarding a airplane to do a remarkable thing: fly 7,000 mls to South Africa to confront the man who raped her when she was just 16. Meanwhile, in Sydney, Australia, Tom Stranger nervously embarks by using an equally life-changing voyage to meet Thordis, wanting to know whether he is worthy of this milestone. After exchanging hundreds of searingly honest e-mail over eight years, Thordis and Tom determined it was a chance to speak face to face. Coming from opposing sides of the world, they meet in the centre, in Cape Town, South Africa, a country that is no stranger to assault and the therapeutic electric power of forgiveness. South of Forgiveness is an unprecedented collaboration between a survivor and a perpetrator, each evenly committed to checking out the darkest second with their lives. It really is a true tale about being bent but not broken, facing fear with courage, and finding wish even in the most wounded of places. Personable, accessible, and powerful, South of Forgiveness is an intense and stimulating look at gendered assault, rape culture, personal responsibility, and the effect that patriarchal ethnicities have on both men and women. Contains mature designs.
