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Nobody's Girl (memoir) 2025
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice is a memoir written by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an American and Australian advocate for survivors of sex trafficking. The book was co-authored with Amy Wallace and published posthumously by Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Penguin Random House) on 21 October 2025, following Giuffre's death on 25 April 2025 at age 41. She had made clear that she wanted the book to be released no matter what happened to her.
The memoir emerged during a period of renewed public and media scrutiny concerning Jeffrey Epstein, especially his relationship with former U.S. President Donald Trump and his client list. It played a significant role in prompting the removal of princely titles and honors from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after years of criticism over his association with Epstein and Giuffre's accusations. As of 10 May 2026, Nobody's Girl ranked on the New York Times' hardcover nonfiction best-seller list for 24 weeks.
Virginia Giuffre played a central role in legal actions against Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (then known as Britain's Prince Andrew), whom she accused of sexual abuse when she was 17. Her willingness to go public helped expose the crimes of these powerful individuals and led to their prosecution.
In her memoir, Giuffre recounts her time working for Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where her father also worked, and how she was groomed by Maxwell and Epstein. She describes being subjected to sadomasochistic sexual acts by Epstein. She also recounts three incidents in which she alleges she had sex with then-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. According to Giuffre, Maxwell woke her one day in March 2001 to inform her that she would meet a "handsome prince" like Cinderella. When she met him, Mountbatten-Windsor correctly guessed that she was aged 17, being slightly older than his two daughters. She also claims that during one of the sexual encounters with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Epstein was present, and another occasion involved eight other young women.
Among the most serious claims Giuffre makes in Nobody's Girl are those of being raped by a "well-known prime minister", her first encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor occurring on 10 March 2001, an ectopic pregnancy possibly resulting from trafficking to multiple men in July 2001, and allegations that Epstein and Maxwell tried to use her as a surrogate mother for their intended child. The book also features extensive discussion of her husband, Robert Giuffre. In the main text, she generally presents him positively, describing him as supportive and the one who "rescued her from Epstein and Maxwell's clutches." However, shortly before her suicide in April 2025, Giuffre publicly accused her husband of physical abuse during their 22-year marriage and said she wanted to revise the book to reflect this. Co-author Amy Wallace addresses this issue in a foreword, explaining the situation and why Giuffre may have initially omitted details about domestic violence in the original manuscript. The final published version includes her initial positive portrayal of her husband along with editorial notes acknowledging later accusations.
Nobody's Girl was honored with the 2026 Book of the Year award from the British Book Awards. Giuffre also received the British Book Awards prize for Nonfiction: Narrative Book of the Year, as well as the Freedom to Publish Award, which she shared with Sarah Wynn-Williams, author of Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism. At the award ceremony, Wynn-Williams noted that Giuffre had faced "coordinated suppression efforts, intimidation and litigation," adding that "Virginia understood who silence protected and realised that only truth can protect everyone else.
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- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- ISBN
- 9780593493120
