One Way Back, Christine Blasey Ford
One Way Back, Christine Blasey Ford
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One Way Back
A Memoir

Bestseller

Author: Christine Blasey Ford

Narrator: Christine Blasey Ford

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/19/2024


Synopsis

This program is read by the author and includes clips from her testimony, a Trump rally, C-SPAN, CNN, and ABC News.

The compelling true story behind the testimony that awed the nation

On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. She described an alleged sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee that took place at a high school party in the 1980s. Her words and courage on that day provided some of the most credible and unforgettable testimony our country has ever witnessed.  

In One Way Back, Ford recounts the months she spent trying to get information into the right hands without exposing herself and her family to dangerous backlash. Drawing parallels to her life as a surfer, she explains the process of paddling out into unknown waters despite the risks and fears, knowing there is only one way back to shore. The book reveals riveting new details about the leadup to her testimony and its overwhelming aftermath and describes how she continues to navigate her way out of the storm.

This is the real story behind the headlines and the soundbites, a complex, page-turning memoir of a scientist, a surfer, a mother, a patriot and an unlikely whistleblower. Ford’s experience shows that when one person steps forward to speak truth to power, she adds to a collective whole, causing "a ripple that might one day become a wave.”

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Christine Blasey Ford

Christine Blasey Ford is a professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a clinical professor and consulting biostatistician at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Time magazine included Ford on its shortlist for Person of the Year in 2018. In 2019, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in Time  100, nominated by then-Senator Kamala Harris. In 2019, she won the inaugural Christine Blasey Ford Woman of Courage Award, and the ACLU's Roger Baldwin Courage Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 05, 2024

I listened to One Way Back: A Memoir on audiobook and it is narrated by the author, Christine Blasy Ford. It is powerful to hear her story directly from her. The audiobook includes the actual testimony of Ford when she spoke at the Congressional hearing during Brett Kavanaugh's nomination process to......more

Goodreads review by Carol on March 18, 2024

Dr. Ford's story of how she tried to get her story out as well as the abuse she suffered before, during, and after her testimony is an indictment of our current political climate. Sadly, it's no surprise that the FBI didn't follow-up on the more than 4500 calls to the FBI Tip Line about Kavanaugh, n......more

Goodreads review by Amber on March 19, 2024

I was not expecting this memoir. I think I found it while I was searching for something else and her name caught my eye. As someone who was glued to the news all throughout the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, and who read every detail about her I could find back in 2018, I felt I owed it to her to read thi......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on May 05, 2024

The surfing metaphor goes on a bit long, but for the most part this is a well done memoir from Blasey-Ford. I find her story quite credible that she really didn’t want or anticipate all the attention and disruption from what seemed to be a great life, where a major part of her days were spent on Cali......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on March 21, 2024

Christine Blasey Ford, one of my role models has written a memoir of her sexual assault by Brett Cavanaugh in a manner that avoids the details of her attack, saying that it’s public record and readers could look it up if they weren’t familiar. I appreciate her focusing on the impact of coming forwar......more


Quotes

Praise for Christine Blasey Ford

"By the time the hearing ended, Ford had done more than prove herself a credible witness. For millions of women and men, she had replaced Kavanaugh as the protagonist in the nomination narrative." —TIME

"[Ford] showed what American politics might look like if Americans truly saw the people our society usually silences and grinds underfoot.” —The Atlantic

“I was engrossed [at her testimony]….what I heard in Ford’s voice and choice of words was a commitment to tell the truth.” Anita Hill

"I applaud the courage of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to come forward to share her story." —Nancy Pelosi

"It was striking to see someone questioned before the Senate that actually answered questions."—Jimmy Kimmel

"[Ford] is an amazing and a true patriot." —America Ferrera


Awards

  • Esquire Magazine Best Books of the Year