PublishedBlack Inc, June 2019 |
ISBN9781760641405 |
FormatSoftcover, 416 pages |
Dimensions23.3cm × 15.4cm × 2.8cm |
Winner of the 2020 Stella Prize
Now an SBS documentary series
Domestic abuse is a national emergency- one in four Australian women has experienced violence from a man she was intimate with. But too often we ask the wrong question- why didn't she leave?
We should be asking- why did he do it?
Investigative journalist Jess Hill puts perpetrators - and the systems that enable them - in the spotlight. See What You Made Me Do is a deep dive into the abuse so many women and children experience - abuse that is often reinforced by the justice system they trust to protect them. Critically, it shows that we can drastically reduce domestic violence - not in generations to come, but today.
Combining forensic research with riveting storytelling, See What You Made Me Do radically rethinks how to confront the national crisis of fear and abuse in our homes.
'Such a well-written book and so well researched. See What You Made Me Do sheds new light on this complex issue that affects so many of us.' -Rosie Batty
'One Australian a week is dying as a result of domestic abuse. If that was terrorism, we'd have armed guards on every corner.' - Jimmy Barnes
'If See What You Made Me Do is a call for action then it is unlike any that has yet been written in Australia in its accessibility, depth of research and in its capacity, unlike government or academic reports, to capture the visceral feeling of domestic terror.' -Alecia Simmonds, Sydney Review of Books
If she’s not busy being the Specialist Non-Fiction and Children’s and Young Adult Boffin, you’ll find Cadence curled up with one of the four books she usually has on the go. Feel free to talk to her about ancient history, middle-grade fiction or fantasy reads!
If I could make a list of mandatory reads for everyone, this would be on it. Domestic abuse is such a complex and pervasive issue, explained in-depth and with compassion throughout this book.
Prepare for dark interviews, heartbreaking realisations and a necessary education.
