It's difficult to read how easily Maxwell brought girls under Epstein's influence. The survivors call her evil and the devil. I think that's too mild. That the procurer of hundreds of girls is in a minimum security facility filled with women is frightening. She obviously has very well connected protectors; Ms Giuffre refers to a former Prime Minister among those who abused her.
Her story of her father's sexual abuse started when she was just a little girl. By the time she was a teen, working in the spa at FFOTUS's resort (a job her father found for her), she was ripe for Maxwell's offer to learn massage therapy. Her descriptions are graphic without being pornographic; I'm not sure I could have read any more details.
There were rich financial rewards while she was in Epstein's orbit, but they were all tinged with terror. There were rides on private planes, parties with famous people, all tinged with terror. Escape was nearly impossible. Her family was threatened. Her home was burglarized. Strangers appeared in her driveway, their headlights blaring through her front door.
She bounced around the world with her Australian born husband, about whom she has nothing but wonderful things to say. Unfortunately, the Introduction by her co-writer reveals that they eventually divorced, that her family describes physical abuse, that she was prohibited from visiting her children. Even when she was telling her deepest, darkest secrets to the world, she was hiding her reality.
She was brave. Her Survivor Sisters refer to her as their guiding light, the one whose public statements and law suits gave strength to the rest of them. Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR), the foundation she started with the funds from her lawsuits, exists to help other survivors.
Maxwell and Epstein were horrible people. Our government is covering up FFOTUS's involvement. Her story is hard to read, although the book is well-written. You should read it too. After you finish, call your Senators and Congresspeople and demand that it is all revealed to us. The FBI seized thousands of video tapes. We owe it to Virginia Guiffre and the others to see that the truth comes out.
