Complicit
Book Feature - Complicit by Winnie M Li
HBL Note: Complicit by Winnie M Li delves into some heavy topics, most notably sexual assault, a topic the author, unfortunately, knows all too well. Similar to the Chinese-American protagonist in Complicit, Winnie M Li enjoyed a promising film career until it was disrupted by a violent rape. The author was inspired (that’s the term the author used and it boggles my mind as I type it) by that event to write her first novel Dark Chapter and now COMPLICIT. Her experience also led her to establish “Clear Lines, the UK’s first-ever festival addressing sexual assault through the arts and discussion.” Scroll down to read more.
"In this page turning story of one woman’s struggle, Li thrusts the reader into the film industry’s dark and deep-seated culture of rampant sexism and unbridled male ego…and the terrible cost of staying silent. An utterly compelling read." -- Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of THE LAST MRS. PARRISH
Complicit by Winnie M Li
Complicit by Winnie M Li
From the publisher:
A Hollywood has-been, Sarah Lai’s dreams of success behind the camera have been put to the wayside. Now a lecturer at an obscure college, this former producer wants nothing more than to forget those youthful ambitions and push aside any feelings of regret…or guilt.
But when a journalist reaches out to her to discuss her own experience working with the celebrated film producer Hugo North, Sarah can no longer keep silent. This is her last chance to tell her side of the story and maybe even exact belated vengeance.
As Sarah recounts the industry’s dark and sordid secrets, however, she begins to realize that she has a few sins of her own to confess. Now she must confront her choices and ask herself, just who was complicit?
Complicit by Winnie M Li
