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My 20-Year Battle with O.J. Simpson
Benbella Books
May 2014
On Sale: May 1, 2014
260 pages
ISBN: 1940363144
EAN: 9781940363141
Kindle: B00IQY3E0A
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Donβt tell her she needs to find closure. Donβt ask her to forgive and forget.
When Kim was just 22, her older brother, Ron Goldman, was brutally killed by O.J. Simpson. Ron and Kim were very close, and her devastation was compounded by the shocking not guilty verdict that allowed a smirking Simpson to leave as a free man.
It wasnβt Kimβs first trauma. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she and Ron were raised by their father. Her mother kidnapped her, telling her that her father didnβt love her any more. When she was 14, she was almost blinded from severe battery acid burns on her face during an automobile accident, requiring three reconstructive surgeries.
But none of these early traumas compared to the loss of her brother, the painful knowledge that his killer was free, and fact that she could not even grieve privatelyβher grief was made painfully public. Counseled by friends, strangers, and even Oprah to βfind closure,β Kim chose a different route. She chose to fight.
Repeatedly, Kim and her family pursued Simpson by every legal means. Foiled over and over again, they ultimately achieved a small measure of justice.
Kimβs story is one of tragedy, but also of humanity and, often, comedy. Living life as one of Americaβs most famous βvictimsβ isnβt always easy, especially as a single mother in the dating market. She often had bizarre first date experiences, with one man even breaking down into tears and inconsolable with grief after realizing who she was.
Ultimately Kimβs story is that of an ordinary person thrown into extraordinary circumstances at a very young age, and who had the courageβdespite the discouragement of so manyβto ignore the conventional wisdom and never give up her fight for justice.
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