<b>**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4''S WOMEN''S HOUR**</b><br><br><b><i>Rough</i> is a revolutionary non-fiction work exploring the narratives of sexual violence that we don''t talk about.</b><br><br><i>A bad sexual experience.</i><br><br><i>A grey area. </i><br><br><i>Not rape but... A violation </i>.<br><br>These are the terms we use to describe the experiences we don''t have words for. The way we talk about topics such as sex, consent, assault aren''t fit for purpose.<br><br>Through powerful testimony from 50 women and non-binary people, this book shines a light on the sexual violence that takes place in our bedrooms and beyond, sometimes at the hands of people we know, trust, or even love. <i>Rough </i>investigates violations such as ''stealthing,'' non-consensual choking, and non-consensual rough sex acts that our culture is only starting to recognise as sexual violence.<br><br>The book explores the ways in which systems of oppression manifest in our sexual culture - from racist microagg