Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

I“Nobody’s Girl” is a heartbreaking, well-written, believable memoir of Virginia Guiffre’s trauma from Epstein and Maxwell’s abuse. This important book is uncomfortable to read, but an important, insightful document featuring the power and damage of sex-trafficking and psychological manipulation. Hopefully, this thought-provoking book will be read by many to help people understand how common sexual abuse is in our society and how to find ways to provide more support to the victims.

This book, at this time, may finally be the tipping point we need to turn towards the future of a collective recovery of our souls. It is time to rip the bandage off and expose the dark side of humanity that has held women, children and the powerless victims of a sick Narcissistic culture across the globe down. It is time we got our butts off the couch numbing our minds with social media and pick up our swords for truth. Let the Light shine in the Dark places of our society. Virginia’s is just one story that billions of others have experienced in ALL cultures, in ALL socioeconomic settings, in ALL religions and anywhere where the power of one or a group dominates over the sovereignty of another. For Virginia may she rest in power knowing her life and her story changed the world forever.

This book was really hard to read, it began with her innocence being shattered by someone who should have been her protector. Both of her parents were lousy, if I ever met them I would seriously punch them. Epstein and his ilk were disgusting, vile, repugnant human beings. I'm glad that she was able to get her story out there, I'm happy that she was able to find a short span of happiness with her husband and children. I am very sorry that the demons that seemed to plague her won in the end, and she felt that she had to end her own life. I would definitely recommend this book but be prepared for a lot of heartache for this young woman.

Am not a fast reader but finished this book in about 4 days. Very easy and well-written. Was encouraging to read how Viginia “escaped” and found someone to marry and had 3 kids she loved and was married 22 years after she was free of Epstein. But alas, never really free of the effects of abuse. I had read she was estranged from her husband and that he was physically abusive which was surprising info given her high regard for his support, comfort, and empathy she described in the book. Also upsetting that she killed herself, though she mentioned two prior attempts in the book. But the end was optimistic and hopeful for the future. I have since read that her husband put a retraining order on HER (even with a horrible black eye) preventing her from seeing her children, the oldest being 18. Her children were her genuine joy and reason for living……so that may have put her over the edge. Her ghostwriter said she loved Virginia and she cam across worthy of love in her memoir. I do wish she had identified “the prime minister” and the three billionaires described in the book…feared for retaliation toward her children. That’s how much she prioritized them.

What a sad and terrible story. The narrator is excellent, a nice female voice. She, the narrator, tries to clarify certain things for better understanding and that's very helpful. An enlightening and scary memoir. Thanks to Virginia for telling the world about what is really going on out there. Past and present.

A very sad book to read and horrifying. The fact that she was sexually abused her whole life and still managed to be a decent human being is a miracle. The book is easy to read, draws you in right away and will tear your heart out. No one should be able to get away with trafficking children and abusing them, no matter how rich. The total lack of caring or compassion shown by Epstein and Maxwell is appalling. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone.

The author and her collaborator broke up the telling of Virginia's story by interspersing the haunting realities with brighter, hopeful narratives involving her love of her children, and other sweet remberances. It's a still a difficult read, but worth it as I came away understanding the extensive subject of abuse so much more than I had previously.An important passage: "at the very moment I was pondering how to be more assertive in taking on predators, I was reaching out to the first man who had preyed on me. I now know that it is common for survivors of abuse to try to 'fix' their pasts by continuing to engage with their abusers. But I didn't know that then."The title, "Nobody's Girl," didn't make sense to me until the end, when I had to go back and reread the foreword written by Virginia 's collaborator after her suicide, where the abuse by Virginia 's husband is introduced. After bravely fighting against the abuse of legions of predators, the last hill that she couldn't surmount, the physical and mental abuse perpetrated by her soul mate, finally destroyed her.

My first impressions of Nobody's Girl? First, she was a great writer. And second? I knew the ending... that Virginia Giuffre had committed suicide, leaving her three children to navigate life without her.But, after reading her book, I cannot fault her. She was a brave woman who did everything in her power to bring those who had harmed her (and others) to pay for their crimes. In the end, I believe that her health betrayed her. I can imagine that she suffered great pain, pain that could not be overcome. But she lived long enough to see her children grow into fine young adults. And she lived long enough to see that Epstein and Maxwell were held accountable.My only beef is that before she took her own life, she separated from her husband, Robbie, whom she claimed had beat her for years. Throughout Nobody's Girl, she had always claimed that he had her back, that their relationship was one of the best things that had ever happened to her. It just didn't jibe! When was she lying?That aside, this was one of the best memoirs I have ever read.

I watched this trial and everything that happened about Epstein and Maxwell and what they did to that poor girl. I am so proud of what she became and what she had to go through was very harrowing. She’s one of my heroes in her fight for justice. It makes me physically ill to think of that monster Ghislane maxwell, being housed within miles of my house in a low security camp, when she is capable of disappearing any time and being released to terrorize and victimized young girls. The federal bureau of prison is at fault for continuing to allow her to remain in a low security prison at Bryan, Texas, when she should be housed with the other monster criminal pedophiles in a USP prison high security. But that shows you what privilege does I am so sorry for what happened to Virginia Giuffre, and her loss of life. I hope she can finally rest at peace, knowing that she helps so many women and young girls. God bless you, Jenna wherever you are, RIP. I know your family misses you. Your book will haunt me for the rest of my life.

"if you’ve read this far, I hope my story has moved you—to seek ways to free yourself from a bad situation, say, to stand up for someone else in need, or to simply reframe how you judge victims of sexual abuse. Each one of us can make positive change. I truly believe that. I hope for a world in which predators are punished, not protected; victims are treated with compassion, not shamed; and powerful people face the same consequences as anyone else. I yearn, too, for a world in which perpetrators face more shame than their victims do and where anyone who’s been trafficked can confront their abusers when they are ready, no matter how much time has passed. We don’t live in this world yet—I mean, seriously: Where are those videotapes the FBI confiscated from Epstein’s houses? And why haven’t they led to the prosecution of any more abusers?—but I believe we could someday. Imagining it is the first step. In my mind, I hold a picture of a girl reaching out for help and easily finding it."

Most touching book I have read in years. Virginia explains how when she was just eight years old her father suddenly became interested in giving her a bath at night. The mother did nothing to stop the abuse. She ran away from home and was passed from old man to old man and was finally discovered by Jeffrey Epstein. The book did not go into depth about the sex, thank goodness. I think what made it so sad and compelling was that it was told from the point of view of a child. I won't spoil the book by telling you more except to say that Virginia Guifrey committed suicide a few months ago.

When will men take the abuse allegations raised by young girls and later women seriously? This young girl was abused from an early age which set her up as easy prey for Epstein and Maxwell. They preyed upon her vulnerability and subconsciously made her think she deserved this treatment.Wake up people! NO ONE deserves this treatment. Just because you think you are rich and powerful, you think laws don't apply to you. Wrong. You should get no special treatment. Perhaps when you are sitting in your cold jail cell, someone may decide to make you his sex slave. The punishment should fit the crime. There is one chapter in the book where she talks about a man and his wife. Think about what famous person had a pregnant wife. The photo with the former Prince Andrew is proof enough.I wish she could have lived to see the ramifications of her actions. She was the brave one who came forward and told her story. Everyone tried to discredit her but her story was the truth. It always wins in the end. I pray her soul is at peace.

Dear…Virginia.I am sorry to tell you that I’m one of those who couldn’t go beyond chapter 3. And…this is coming from someone who went through a tiny bit of abuse that I’d be embarrassed to share again because it would be an insult to what a soul like you went through.I feel almost as confused as you were when you found yourself in a lingerie store with…what was his name…? Let’s call him the limo guy…. After you had run away from the construction guy…after you had run away from the destruction school…after you had run away from what was supposed to be home….before running away…from life.And you know what part was the “final blow” for me? The part where you described the best part of your childhood, specifically the time with Alice. That closeness you described was just unbearable. Because we all know what happened after that. Frankly, I was even terrified I’d hear you tell us about losing her at some point, and I couldn’t and didn’t want to hear that part.Where you are now doesn’t want you to remember the rest of that life.That book is your story. It’s you. Just reading 3 chapters of it traumatized me. Whoever is shameless enough to say unsavory things about that story, about you, instead of at least zipping it, has not read it.Would I be able to continue reading after I recover from the trauma of reading it? After I recover from your trauma? I don’t know. But I want to apologize to you. I wanted to finish it just to share your suffering and honor it. I couldn’t even do that.The thing in the book that I loved the most was the maze you carry the reader through by moving back and forth between different periods of time. You confused me all along. But I felt your own confusion.

This is a difficult story to take in and--if even half of it is vividly true--Epstein and Maxwell were monstrous perverts who surely do not deserve to walk among us. There were two women giving this account: Gena Roberts, who was horribly abused as a child (allegedly by her father and his buddy) and who built her self-esteem on this role throughout most of her life. Then there was Virginia Giuffre, who came to recognize the torture she endured and set out to change her life, build a new life, and bravely seek justice for all victims of sexual abuse. Anyone with a normal upbringing has a dual response to these words: 1) How horrific this life was and how tragic it is to use young women as "throw-aways" and playthings for perverse, sexual pleasure of dirty old men and women, and 2) Why on earth did she not walk away from this horrific humiliation that was linked to sordid prestige and money? This torturous dichotomy of Giuffre's life--in my opinion--ultimately caused her demise. When one is so damaged in the first decade of life, any true healing is elusive and, at best, partial. For example, the continuing [SPOILER] efforts of Giuffre to mend fences with her father despite the objections of her husband seemed unfathomable and irrational, but one has to remind oneself that it is Gena Roberts (not Virginia Giuffre) who is compelled to fix that relationship. This book is a lifeline for those who are drawn into abuse and who are in abusive relationships. A note about the audiobook version: The unnecessarily sing-song narration style of Thérèse Plummer is unsuitable and annoying. In addition, the narration needed a less youthful tone, which would add a bit more gravitas to this account--an account given by a nearly middle-aged woman.

Sad sad sad story of pedophilia and the life altering trauma of someone who deserved none of this sickness of others placed upon her. What compelled me to read this entire memoir, sad as it was, is the drive of Virginia to make things right for other victims of sex abuse. She strived to make any good for others who suffer the devastation of loss of a happy life because of cruelty and mental sickness from being used.For those predators who, as yet, have not been named, not yet testified against, and still not incarcerated, I wish for their punishment, in whatever form necessary so that they can, at least, only fractionally understand the anguish, mental and physical pain and devastatingly ruination of a happy life of their victims.Who DOES these sick acts to our mothers, sisters, friends, neighbors and even strangers? Why are they still hidden? Why do they deny? Why do they think that threatening their victims to not come forth to testify what ugly things these predators have done and maybe still do?I pray for Virginia’s family. I pray about the loss of Virginia to them. I pray that they realize how strong a woman she was.Such a sorrowful memoir of a human being who deserved the best in life, like we all do. This is a read you will never forget. It will propel you to have hope that those who are guilty will be punished.

Graphic, raw and honest. Because of this, some pages were extremely hard to read.My heart breaks when a small child is deceived by her daddy who should be her protector; and her mommy who should come to her rescue turns a blind eye.And just like that her own two parents laid foundation for her tragic future with disturbed rich cowards that took advantage of her.The book is well-written. The names we hoped to see aren’t mentioned; she explains in the final chapters why: fear of her abusers—that they could harm herself and her children and family.May explain why the Epstein-files have not been released—threats and fear.It is disturbing how Jenna and so many others were (and are) taken advantage of in the most cowardly ways any adult can treat a child.The book is light-weight and the off-white color of the pages falls soft on the eye. 5 stars for a book well written.

I read a lot so a 400pg book, I can read fairly quickly. This book took me days. Listening to this book knowing at the end of it she loses her battle just breaks your heart even more. This book starts out with her detailing the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her father and one of his friends and her mother's indifference to it all. Then, goes into her acting out as a young teen and being brutally attacked while hitchhiking and being trafficked for the first time. All of this happens even before she meets Epstein and Maxwell. I think all of those instances led up to being the perfect victim for Epstein and Maxwell. I feel like any person who places any blame on Virginia for what happened to her could not even walk down the street in her shoes. She was a child! Virginia, and I are the same age and so reliving her childhood with her was hard. I won't say much about the details she provided of her time with Epstein and Maxwell because they are very well documented both in interviews and in this book. But I am heartbroken for these women who didn't get their day in court against Jeffrey Epstein. I am with virginia, and think that he did not take his own life. He had dirt on very powerful men and I think they saw the writing on the wall that he was going to jail, and he could talk, and they didn't want that to happen. Moreover, I feel like him getting off in the early 2000s needs to be investigated because they had him dead to rights. And they let him off to abuse more women and girls!The DJT of it all-I believe Virginia she talks about DT. I believe she had nothing but positive interactions with him. However, Epstein and DT ran in the same circles maxwell, in her court case, was accused of procuring young girls as early as 1994 for Epstein. There wasn't a documented break in their friendship until 2007. She even says in her own words that everyone in his circles knew they knew! And as more evidence comes to light with the birthday drawing there was more to their friendship then he leds everyone to believe. After hearing the heartbreak of the toll Maxwell's case took on her having DT send her to a day spa prison and considering pardoning her is sickening. So I will just say this these men in the files are rich and powerful and I can say with 100% certainty if DT isn't in the files he knows who is and is getting incentive to bury them.Lastly, for those online and reviewing this book saying that she should have named names obviously didn't read the book or lack empathy. It is here in these pages. She talks about why she hasn't. These women have been terrorized! the mental and physical toll it has taken on these women to continue to carry the burden of what was done to them is horrific. The DOJ knows they have the names they need to release the files! STOP PUTTING IT ON THESE WOMEN!. I wish I could have ended this book.Knowing that this woman continued to have a great marriage and a great life. But at the beginning of the book, her ghost writer states that she was at times being physically abused by her husband. With how quickly those two got together.I really question if she trauma bonded with him. My only hope is her children will grow up and have amazing lives and carry on her memory. RIP Virginia 💔

Everyone should read this book. I don't know where to start. I read this in one day. It is riveting and took me on an emotional ride. I cried, felt angry, sad, hopeful, and more. Ms. Giuffre writes eloquently about her horrific life story of suffering with the hope of making a difference for other women. It was especially disturbing to realize at the end that she took her own life after writing this and that she, once again, suffered (spousal) abuse at home. To have to tell her story of sexual abuse over and over again must have been torturous. She tells it gently and obviously is avoiding the worst sordid details but what we do learn is devastating. She was a brave soul and a good person. The book shows how sexual abuse at home by parents and their associates can have lifelong horrific consequences. With respect to the sick man, Epstein, the other perpetrators (his friends and clients who had sex with "his girls") who are many have yet to pay and we all should be outraged at this. This is not political with respect to political parties but it is indeed all about Power! For this reason alone, the full Epstein files, including tapes, must be released. Why have they not been? I beg you to ask your legislators this question. Powerful men who have sex with trafficked women should be revealed to us and face justice even if only in public opinion. For Virginia's sake, I sincerely hope that this book has an impact. Read it and recommend it to your friends. It's not easy reading emotionally but it's the most important book I have read in a long, long time. In Virginia's memory, we can continue to work for change. It starts with stopping the sexual abuse of children in their own homes and in the places that are supposed to be safe.

I was anxious to start reading this book because as a victim myself of SA there were so many emotions, thoughts, experiences and much more that she shares in this book that I’ve felt since I was 14 and yet I’ve have never been able to fully express, acknowledge and verbalize or simply feel the emotions after 45 years of suppressing it all. When I spoke out no one believed me, or they pretended to hear me but nothing could be done about. I lived with the perpetrator so my only chance to get away was to run away. It was the worst time of my life and even when I learned of his death, justice was never served against him while he was alive and doing it to other children which I much later found out about . It pains me to know that Jenna is unalived now bcuz she never saw justice fully served either and if she were alive, the recent club fed accommodations for GMax would be such a blow to her. And lastly ALL the people that witnessed either the little girls at celebrity birthday parties or all the photos hanging on the walls or any trip in the company of these children should be held as accomplices to these heinous acts. Whether the knew about the rape and abuse or not, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know what the end game was here. This is a great book and i recommend it…but don’t read it if you’re expecting to read the names of ppl that you are hoping will finally be convicted. I understand why she (and countless others) cannot say their names but one thing is for sure. The FBI has PLENTY of photographs and video and all the proof they need to go after every perpetrator! Kash, Bondi, Trump, Bongino should all be held as accomplices now bcuz we NOW KNOW the evidence is in their hands and they were either involved and are protecting the pedophiles or they’re simply protecting one or more very prominent pedophiles. It’s sickening to think this act of violence against children is not taken more serious. They lack morality.

I read this book in one day, as I could not bear to put it down. This was out of a duty to honor the author’s tremendous efforts to recount her memoir, but also because it was so gripping in filling in the details so many headlines about her life have failed to account.The book is not an easy read - it recounts in full relief the many atrocities committed against Virginia Giuffre at the hands of powerful men, their enablers, and her absolutely abominable parents.The author shows how devastatingly easy it was for Epstein and Maxwell to recruit hundreds, if not thousands, of vulnerable young women into their abusive, pathological sexual depravity for decades.The book also makes clear that there is a vast, elite network of powerful men who fully participated in the extensive sex trafficking operation Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell ran as the “two evil halves of a whole.”For all of the talk about the President commuting her sentence, anyone who reads this book should be disgusted at the vile suggestion she should go free.The same for Prince Andrew, whose egregious actions and lies are detailed in the book - he absolutely deserves criminal charges and a long punishment.Virginia’s love her for three children, beloved pets throughout her life, and family shine in every page of this book. Her untimely death by suicide seems inconceivable given her words, even as she documents her struggles with PTSD, the pressures of her advocacy, and fears for her and her family’s safety.I am so grateful to Virginia for her advocacy and her loving Survivor Sisters - she changed history and I’m so sorry she paid for it with her life. Sending love to all fellow survivors who make it through these pages.