MATCH

A head-on, unflinching look at toxic relationships in the post-#MeToo era

Émilie Martin is strong. She has always known this and whenever she forgets it, people rush to remind her. A committed feminist, she hosts broadcasts, gives lectures, writes books and articles.One day, she meets a brilliant, thoughtful man, unafraid to show his vulnerability. It's the start of a year and a half of hell.The forces that start to overpower Émilie include the extraordinarily effective forms manipulation can take, the persistence of well-meaning paternalism, the mental wear and tear that women who speak in public put up with, the appalling violence of social media trolls, the psychological mechanisms that make her agree to the unacceptable, to the point of self-renunciation In Match, Lili Boisvert chronicles from the inside, at close range, the insidious way a toxic relationship can develop and take root even in the lives of the most circumspect of people.

Lili Boisvert is a journalist and media host. She has published, through VLB éditeur, the hit feminist essay Le principe du cumshot (published in English by Dundurn Press as Screwed) and the first two volumes of Anan, a fantasy trilogy. Lili Boisvert is known for her commitment to the feminist cause and frequently speaks on issues related to sexuality.