'Extraordinary purpose can come out of extraordinary suffering' – Emma Thompson lends her voice to Gisèle Pelicot’s courageous story

A composite image of Gisele Pelicot (L) and Emma Thompson (R) with an insert of Gisele Pelicot's book cover in the centre.

Gisèle Pelicot's story is one that shouldn’t exist, one of extreme injustice, shocking cruelty, and unforgivable betrayal.

Madame Pelicot has spoken out on what she endured in a recent Newsnight interview - describing the 'descent into hell' she experienced at the hands of her now ex-husband, who, for nearly a decade, repeatedly drugged her and invited men to rape her in their quiet commune of Mazan, France.