She Was My Daughter
Irene Vella
It could have been my daughter. We’ve all thought it—staring at yet another case of femicide, another headline that blurs into the next. But behind those headlines were real women with real lives: dreams, friendships, messy bedrooms, children, ambitions. And behind every tragedy, there’s an after—a silence that swallows their faces while the perpetrators remain in the spotlight.
This book breaks that silence.
Irene Vella gives these women their voices back. Through the stories of Sofia, Carmela, Giulia, Faten, Marisa, Tiziana, and many more, she brings us into their worlds—who they were, what they loved, and the injustice that took them away. We read the testimonies, follow the trials, feel the weight carried by the families left behind.
She Was My Daughter isn’t just a memorial. It’s a wake-up call.
A tool to recognize danger signs. A guide to helping others. A reminder that love is never control, never possession, never violence. And a collective cry—urgent, furious, determined: Never again.
This is a book for anyone who refuses to look away.
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