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The Girl

a Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski
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Feb 18, 2014Basileus rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Everyone knows the story of Romana Polanski and how he skipped the country to avoid going to jail for the statutory rape of a 13 year old girl. Sounds cut and dried, but not the entire truth. Polanski actually did serve jail time in a plea deal designed to spare the young girl a trial ordeal, but once he got out, the judge changed his mind and wanted to send him back for an unspecified time, and then he ran. All through this, and over the years, the young girl at the centre of the case has tried to maintain her privacy. After the recent attempt to extradite Polanski, she now decides to tell her side of the story. And it is an interesting one at that. She doesn't play victim nor presents Polanski as some predatory monster. She just tells what she did and why and never surgar-coats anything. It is an astonishingly frank account, and she doesn't spare herself. If you know the story, this book is a must read. I really enjoyed it and I am glad Samantha is doing well now.