Beautiful Justice

Reclaiming My Worth After Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse

By: Brooke Axtell

Narrated by: Brooke Axtell

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

A story of healing and a guide to seeking justice after sexual abuse from Brooke Axtell, one of the foremost survivor experts on sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking

When Brooke Axtell was seven years old, her nanny subjected her to sex trafficking. Today, she is a champion and advocate for women around the world who have experienced sexual violence and trauma.

Beautiful Justice shares Brooke's own gripping story, both the trauma of sex trafficking and also her pathway through healing, moving on, and reclaiming power. Along the way, she imparts warm wisdom for others who have experienced similar violence, providing lessons from her own life and from the thousands of women, advocates, and lawmakers she's spoken with. Relying on her own experiences and a keen awareness of public policy, she provides a clear-eyed awareness of the ways that our culture and government work against women experiencing violence around the world.

Inspiring and powerfully redemptive, Brooke encourages listeners to take part in a creative resistance as a path to justice.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Brooke Axtell (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Beautiful Justice lives up to its name. Brooke Axtell's beautifully written story is born of personal tragedy and triumph. Told with warmth, humor and pride, she shares lessons we can all learn from." (Terry Lickona, coproducer of The Grammy Awards)

"Beautiful Justice is a fierce declaration of survival, grace, and dignity. Axtell bares her soul to the world in searing prose that demands we hear the voices of survivors with respect and compassion. Her perseverance in the face of brutality reminds us of all that is noble in the human spirit." (Siddharth Kara, author of Modern Slavery: A Global Perspective and Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery)

"Beautiful Justice perfectly describes Brooke Axtell's deeply compelling book. Her poetry weaves her personal story of abuse and child sex trafficking through her own heroine's journey to healing. She reveals how she turned the pain of her trauma into passion for social justice. And she offers a handbook for sexual abuse survivors (and, frankly, all women), gently coaching us to reclaim our bodies, our voices, and our power to lead and live as we freely choose." (Gloria Feldt, cofounder and president of Take the Lead and author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power)

Not a book for everyone.

This was a hard listen for me, only because I'm not very good at feeling poetry. I understand the words but I can't feel the feeling behind it. I can tell I'm supposed to be feeling something because I can hear it in Brooke's voice. If you connect with poetry, you will definitely get the feels! The story and narration is NOT lacking, but there is a lot of poetry and it breaks up the story and disconnects me from what I was feeling. This would be an amazing book for a survivor. They may be able to connect more with the words expressed. I'm having a hard time knowing what I feel with this book. I know it can help many, it's well written and Brooke narrates it perfectly. I think someone who can identify with the words and emotions this book creates would like it better than one who has not experienced these awful acts. Keep fighting everyone! Stay strong and pushing foward!