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Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser returns with a memoir

Christine Blasey Ford re-enters the spotlight

Christine Blasey Ford takes her seat to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, 2018.
Blasey Ford, in the centre of a maelstromPhotograph: Getty Images

“Most memoirs are the story behind a life. This is the life behind a story.” So begins “One Way Back” by Christine Blasey Ford, who became a global story herself in 2018, after she accused Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, of assaulting her when they were teenagers. Her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee was watched by around 20m Americans on television, as was Mr Kavanaugh’s energetic and red-faced denial.

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