Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre sells 1 million copies in two months: Fresh revelations keep the powerful on edge long after her death
LONDON/NEW YORK — Six months after Virginia Giuffre took her own life on April 25, 2025 at age 41, her memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide in its first two months on sale (from October 21, 2025), cementing it as one of 2025’s biggest publishing events. Alfred A. Knopf reports over half the sales in North America alone, with a tenth printing in the US after an initial 70,000-copy run—proof of the raw power in the words she completed and insisted must be published “no matter what,” just weeks before she died.
Giuffre—the central figure in exposing Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking network—recounts being groomed at 16 at Mar-a-Lago, abused by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and meeting Prince Andrew three times (in London, New York, and Little St. James), leading to his 2022 out-of-court settlement and recent loss of the Duke of York title. The book drops fresh, explosive claims: being beaten and raped by a well-known prime minister, living in terror of dying “as a sex slave,” and the lifelong trauma that robbed her of joy forever.
She worked with journalist Amy Wallace over four years to finish the manuscript while living reclusively on an Australian farm with her husband and three children. Before her death, she sent a clear instruction: “If anything happens to me, publish the book—not just for me, but for the others.” Knopf honored that directive fully, even after family concerns prompted limited revisions to sections about alleged domestic abuse from her husband in her final weeks.
The book’s reach extends far beyond sales figures. Outlets including BBC, NPR, The Guardian, Reuters, and CNN have called it “the most unflinching final accusation of the year,” reigniting scrutiny of elite accountability and survivor protections. Its timing—coinciding with Prince Andrew’s title revocation—has revived old allegations and added fresh pressure on figures once linked to Epstein. Critics describe it as “heartbreaking and essential,” exposing not only individual depravity but systemic failures to shield the vulnerable.
Giuffre’s family called the success “sweet and bitter in equal measure.” Nobody’s Girl is no ordinary memoir; it is a reminder that truth can outlive those who try to silence it. Whether the remaining secrets it contains spark new investigations remains an open question—one that keeps the powerful awake at night.
Leave a Reply