Rapist and victim unite for unprecedented collaboration

<p> </p><p>Þórdís Elva Þorvaldsdóttir was raped by her teenage boyfriend, Australian exchange student Tom Stranger. Years later, the victim and perpetrator reunited for an unprecedented collaboration, a book called<span> </span><a href="http://www.southofforgiveness.com/">South of Forgiveness</a>. </p><p> </p><p>Þorvaldsdóttir, who didn't bring charges at the time broke her silence years later by sending Stranger an email describing the violence he subjected her to. Instead of a negative response, he admitted his guilt, and then decided to meet up to face the past. </p><p> </p><p>The book will be available on March 16th and here is an incredible TED talk by both of them. </p>