'Unsparing' memoir by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre set to be published
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, Books, UK News, Australia, Mental Health
Britt Jones
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Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre, Books, UK News, Australia, Mental Health
Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is set to be posthumously published for all to read, following her sudden death.
On April 25, it was reported that Virginia died at her home in the Neergabby area of Western Australia.
The 41-year-old had just weeks before posted on social media to claim she had just 'four days to live' after being involved in a car accident.
In the weeks leading up to her death, she spoke about seeing her children 'one last time' after a judge prohibited her from contacting them for six months.
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"I've never seen my sister as physically broken down as she was then," her brother, Sky Roberts, told The Times. "She was really struggling, emotionally and physically. She could face a lot of things, but the idea of not seeing her children broke her."
Virginia also wrote a note to her children before her death, and her family shared it for her children to see.
The letter reads: "Every day that I don't see your faces has a little less light. The world is dimmer w/o you in it.
"... It'll all be alright, you'll have a rainbow over your head, angels by your side and God in your heart."
Her brother said she was struggling at the time, and having won her court case against Jeffrey Epstein, she was also in the process of publishing a book about her life.
Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice talks about her time with Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and even UK royal Prince Andrew, as per her publishers, Alfred A. Knopf.
The 400-page book was completed with the help of journalist Amy Wallace, according to Knopf and will be available on October 21.
It was reported by the publisher that Giuffre emailed Wallace just weeks before her death, telling them it was her ‘heartfelt wish’ to publish the memoir ‘regardless’ of her circumstances.
“The content of this book is crucial, as it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders,” Giuffre’s email reportedly read. “It is imperative that the truth is understood and that the issues surrounding this topic are addressed, both for the sake of justice and awareness.”
“In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that NOBODY’S GIRL is still released. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices,” she is said to have wrote to Wallace.
The day before her death was supposed to have been a ‘good’ one, according to her brother.
"We had lunch and after that we tried on cowboy hats and went to a thrift store. We were just being silly, you know — she could be very silly," Sky said.
However, the very next day, when he went to check on Virginia, he claimed to have heard ‘meditation music’ coming from her room and left as not to disturb her.
But his twin sense kicked into gear, and he came back to check on her, finding her unconscious.
"We have always had this interconnected, twinsie thing and I just felt something was wrong," Sky said.
Despite his attempts of resuscitation, she sadly passed away just one month after she told followers she didn’t have long to live.
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