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See What You Made Me Do
- Power, Control and Domestic Abuse
- Narrated by: Jess Hill
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's Summary
At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria's dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone counsellors receive a call every three minutes. Many women are repeat callers - on average, they will go back to an abusive partner eight times before leaving for good. 'You must get so frustrated when you think a woman's ready to leave and then she decides to go back,' I say. 'No,' replies one phone counsellor, pointedly. 'I'm frustrated that even though he promised to stop, he chose to abuse her again.'
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 story-telling, See What You Made Me Do radically rethinks how to confront the national crisis of fear and abuse in our homes.
Winner of the 2020 Stella Prize.
Critic Reviews
"A shattering book: clear-headed and meticulous, driving always at the truth." (Helen Garner)
"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)
"Confronting in its honesty this book challenges you to keep reading no matter how uncomfortable it is to face the profound rawness of people’s stories. 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)
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- Aoife
- 20-05-2021
Powerful
Where to start... this book shines a light on what happens behind closed doors, the trauma and abuse suffered by so many. Jess takes us through the cold hard facts and uses personal stories to bring the stats to life.
Jess gave time to the victims and perpetrators which was so impactful. The raw emotion in her voice at times echoed my own heartbreak.
When all hope looks lost, when the system looks so broken there is no possibility for change Jess references leading practice in Scotland, Brazil & America. She shows where similar approaches have been applied in Bourke, NSW and the dramatic impact it had the local community.
I’m blown away by this book, at times I wondered if Jess was a social worker or clinical researcher so comprehensive is her understanding of this topic.
This book should be read in schools by every teenager, by every police cadet & uni student not just the social work, psych, law & healthcare students, by every newly elected official regardless of level/office, by every executive and board member who’s then challenged to look, really look at how their team behave, do they condone or endorse DV, what about the products and services etc. Then maybe do we have the chance to change.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-06-2020
real
keeping it about the reality, not about wallowing but how to make a difference. great read. Family and Domestic Violence brave write but treated with respect.
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- Hayley
- 05-02-2022
Changing the world starts by reading this book
I am a mother of three boys. Everyday I look for ways to learn more about what it takes to raise decent humans. Listening to this book is a positive step in the right direction.
Love is not possession.
The author herself narrates this book. Her passion and heart ache are felt as she cries and gets angry. How wonderful it is to feel these emotions right along side her.
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- glenn bradbury
- 28-12-2021
Must Listen
Whoever you are you must read/listen to this book, possibly the most important book you will experience. Informative, harrowing, shame and anger inducing.
Listen to this book and then change yourself and your community, no matter how informed you think you are
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- pahge
- 07-12-2021
Excellent overview of domestic abuse
Brilliant journalism by Jess Hill. I am a doctor and working with women in Domestic violence relationships. This has given me better insight and already helping me help my patients. Thank you Jess Hill.
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- Mel
- 21-07-2020
A must-read for all Australians
Jess Hill is nothing short of incredible, thank you for this groundbreaking work. This book will be discussed and referenced for years to come.
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- Adrian
- 23-07-2020
a must read
This book a must read, particularly for men. The material is covered expertly and comprehensively, and should be included as a text for seniorhigh school and university students
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-2020
Everyone needs to read this book.
If you care about any human being, you need to read this book. Eye opening and tragic, thoughtful and insightful.
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- Christine Curtis
- 27-05-2020
Shocking and enlightening
I must admit that though I have had some experience with domestic violence having grown up with a violent and emotionally abusive alcoholic mother, I truly did not understand coercive control until I read this book, even though it had clearly happened to someone I dearly love and, in hindsight I am so sorry that I failed to recognise what was happening and support. This book should be read by everyone connected with the dv sector and anyone who would like both to understand their own misconceptions and prejudices in relation to this issue and understand. This book has made me cry and feel deeply uncomfortable as it clearly and beautifully takes this issue apart. Well done Jess Hill.
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- Julia Harvie
- 06-12-2020
A must for everyone
This is a comprehensive analysis of domestic violence/terrorism. It is beautifully written and Jess is a pleasure to listen to.
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