Violent tenderness - Never again will we shut our mouths
The first publication of Amandine Grocaut
Discover the first book written, illustrated and published by Amandine Grocaut, where she tells the story of her resurrection after surviving the assault of her drug addict ex-fiancé in January 2023 in Roswemont-La Petite-Patrie neighborhood in Montréal QC.
Violent tenderness is now available on amazon :
Please note that to this day,
Violent tenderness has not been translated to English language yet.
If you order a copy, you will receive the French version :
Violente tendresse.
We will let you know when the English version is available.
Every purchase helps Maison Grocaut donate a portion of the profits
to non-profit organisations in order to help people in difficult situations find support :
mental health organisms,
associations helping victims of domestic violence or helping violent people
If you read French, find here the incredible article written by Oumou Diakité about Violent tenderness
for the magazine Reflet de société :
Violent tenderness : To be born a second time
Thank you so much for being part of this movement
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Update October 2nd 2025 :
The three organisations who benefit from the sales that happened during the first three months after Violent tenderness was published were announced during the evening of celebration that took place at La Brassée (2522 Beaubien Est) on September 24th 2025, here they are :
The shelter for women victims of domestic violence Le Mitan in Sainte-Thérèse https://www.lemitan.org/
The mental health organization and helpline Écoute entraide in Montréal https://www.ecoute-entraide.org/
and the organization specialized in addiction Maison Jean-Lapointe, downtown Montréal https://maisonjeanlapointe.org/
Amandine is proud to give each one of them almost 360$ !
