There are some really great books told from the point of view of survivors, but not nearly as many told from the point of view of those who are in the boat of suck with them. The reality is that the majority of teen boys aren’t raping people, so I wanted a book for them, one where they could look at the main character and say, “Yeah, I could be him.” Second, I wanted to tell the story of the people around survivors who are impacted by the rape as well. Well, two things: first, I’m generally pro-dude and I wanted teen boys to read a book about rape where they weren’t vilified as perpetrators. So all their stories in one way or another impacted the story I wanted to write and the things I wanted to say.įAULT LINE really interested me because, as you just mentioned, it addressed the issue of rape from the point of view of a male whose girlfriend has been the victim of sexual assault. As far as my work as a rape victim advocate in ERs, yes, every survivor is part of me. I wrote from the point of view of a 17-year-old boy and then it was like the voice of Ben was in my head and I knew that was the book I wanted to write. The class exercise was to write a scene from a point of view that was a different gender or sexual orientation. Well, the story came out of a rape survivor writing testimonial workshop that I participated in with the Voices and Faces Project. Can you share with us how you came to write FAULT LINE? How did your background as a rape survivor activist impact your writing? Thanks so much for answering my questions, Christa. I’m so pleased to share her thoughts about her debut novel with all of you. I knew Christa and I were kindred spirits when we seemed to Tweet simultaneously about subjects that amazed or irritated us. What makes the book unique is it provides insight into the tumultuous aftermath of sexual assault from the perspective of the boyfriend of a rape survivor. FAULT LINE follows Ben, a well-liked high school swimmer whose new girlfriend Ani is raped at a party. I’m so pleased to have the privilege to introduce you to Christa Desir’s intense, emotional FAULT LINE, a book I kept thinking about for quite some time after coming to its powerful ending.
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