A memoir from the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her, is coming in the fall.
Knopf will publish Giuffre’s Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, the press announced in a news release. It calls the book “an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men.”
Giuffre was a teenager when she took a job working as a spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida resort owned by President Donald Trump. Giuffre said it was there that she was approached by Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite and friend of Epstein’s, who hired her as a massage therapist for Epstein. Giuffre said that she was trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell and ordered to have sex with men, including Prince Andrew, model scout Jean-Luc Brunel, and politician Bill Richardson.
Epstein and Maxwell were both convicted of sex trafficking. Epstein died in his prison cell one month after he was arrested for a second time; his death was ruled a suicide, although many believe he was killed.
In March, Giuffre was severely injured in a car crash in Australia. She died the following month at the age of 41; her death was ruled a suicide.
In an email to Amy Wallace, who collaborated with Giuffre on her memoir, Giuffre wrote that it was her “heartfelt wish that this work be published, regardless of my circumstances at the time. The content of this book is crucial, as it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders. It is imperative that the truth is understood and that the issues surrounding this topic are addressed, both for the sake of justice and awareness. In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that Nobody’s Girl is still released. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices.”
Nobody’s Girl is slated for publication on October 21.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
