he accounts for lorna sawyer's physical and psychological ordeals, taking note of each. and every time the survivor told and retold the story of her and her stymied pursuit justice in. this study of a crime that so often goes unreported and unrecorded sweet's work is a testament to an ordinary young woman who refused to suffer in silence. please welcome john wood sweet to the stage stage. and. so congratulations. can you just tell us a little about your reaction when you found out you won the prize? well, of course, i was thrilled. and it's thrilling to be here and to see all of you. i was also so you know, it's a great honor, i must say. it also was was of in a weird way, a kind of a relief, you i spent so long working on this book, i spent more than ten years writing this book of mostly by myself feeling pretty isolated, not really knowing exactly where it was going or whether it would readers. and so i feel tremendously gratified every time somebody says that they picked up the book and took a chance it and found something of value in it. so what drew you to l.a. or y