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Look What You Made Me Do
- A Powerful Memoir of Coercive Control
- Narrated by: Helen Walmsley-Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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Look What You Made Me Do
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Publisher's Summary
For more than two years, BBC Radio 4's The Archers ran a disturbing storyline centred on Helen Tichener's abuse at the hands of her husband Rob. Not the kind of abuse that leaves a bruise, but the sort of coercive control that breaks your spirit and makes it almost impossible to walk away.
As she listened to the unfolding story, Helen Walmsley-Johnson was forced to confront her own agonising past. Helen's first husband controlled her life, from the people she saw to what was in her bank account. He alienated her from friends and family, and even from their three daughters. Eventually, he threw her out and she painfully began to rebuild her life.
Then, divorced and in her early 40s, she met Franc. Kind, charming, considerate Franc. For 10 years she would be in his thrall, even when he too was telling her what to wear, what to eat, even what to think.
Look What You Made Me Do is her candid and utterly gripping memoir of how she was trapped by a smiling abuser, not once but twice. It is a vital guide to recognising, understanding and surviving this sinister form of abuse and its often terrible legacy. It is also an inspirational account of how one woman found the courage to walk away.
Jacket photograph © Reilika Landen / Arcangel
Author photograph © Martin Argles
Design: Ami Smithson, Pan Macmillan Art Department
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-2022
worth the read
Interesting look at coercive control. No book like it exists as far as I've read. Very brave of Helen to share her experience with us all. So many, yes, yes, I see that, I recognise that.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-2022
thank you for speaking up.
it takes so much courage to speak out.
thank you for sharing your story.
grateful for all your efforts in raising awareness and making a difference.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-02-2021
An education we shouldn't but absolutely need.
This is an incredibly well written and read story of a truly horrendous reality that many (primarily) women have faced, are facing and will probably always have to face. This book has come to me out of the need to understand coersive-control; what a terrifying and sinister abusive technique. Completing it, and having my suspicions validated hasn't been a comfort so much as an education. I have immense gratitude to Helen for sharing and I hope from the bottom of my heart that the telling of her story has lifted its burden from her, though I doubt that is entirely possible. Thank you, Helen. You are and always have been an incredible woman.
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- Ms C Aroul
- 10-08-2020
Heart wrenching but important
Heart wrenching but important at the same time. Thank you for telling us your story, Helen. To those saying the reading was too monotonous, I think it was in keeping with the topic and the author's experience. Sometimes difficult to listen to but highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-2021
A Must-Read
An eye-opening story and beautifully written. Every woman should read this. Thanks to Helen for sharing her experience.
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- Jess
- 24-08-2022
Great personal journey bravely shared
Worthwhile read for those with experience of the same. Not so useful for general information about the wider topic.
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