Bear Witness (Out of Line collection)

In the wake of a brutal crime, three people cross paths in this unflinching deconstruction of moral uncertainty, shifting perceptions, & sexual violence by Mary Gaitskill, the critically acclaimed author of Bad Behavior.Mark is the accused rapist. Miss P. is the victim, his former teacher. Moira M. is an apathetic juror. As the trial unfolds in this intense short story, three personal histories emerge, along with three alarmingly different points of view: Obsessed & angry. Menaced & disillusioned. Disaffected & searching through an unexamined life for moral conviction. Mary Gaitskill’s Bear Witness is part of Out of Line, an incisive collection of funny, enraging, & hopeful stories of women’s empowerment & escape. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.°°° Mary Gaitskill is the author of Bad Behavior; Two Girls, Fat & Thin; Because They Wanted To; Veronica; Don’t Cry; The Mare; Somebody with a Little Hammer; & This is Pleasure. In the wake of a brutal crime, three people cross paths in this unflinching deconstruction of moral uncertainty, shifting perceptions, and sexual violence by Mary Gaitskill, the critically acclaimed author of Bad Behavior. Mark is the accused rapist. Miss P. is the victim, his former teacher. Moira M. is an apathetic juror. As the trial unfolds in this intense short story, three personal histories emerge, along with three alarmingly different points of view: Obsessed and angry. Menaced and disillusioned. Disaffected and searching through an unexamined life for moral conviction. Mary Gaitskill’s Bear Witness is part of Out of Line, an incisive collection of funny, enraging, and hopeful stories of women’s empowerment and escape. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.