Resilience Is Futile recounts Julie S. Lalonde's experience of fleeing intimate-partner violence and living for more than a decade under a stalker's threat while she built a public career advocating for women's rights. The narrative exposes the tension between visible activism and private fear.

More than a personal story, the book questions how the language of "resilience" is applied to survivors, and asks where space exists for anger, vulnerability, and real accountability. It examines trauma, institutional response, and the emotional cost of speaking out.

Clear-eyed and urgent, the memoir offers insight for readers interested in gender-based violence, advocacy, policy, and trauma studies. Between the Lines, 2020. 183 pages, paperback.

• First-person survivor perspective
• Explores stalking, trauma, and advocacy
• Useful read for activists and policy-minded readers

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