Look What You Made Me Do

For more than a year, the unfolding story of Helen Titchener gripped the residents of Ambridge and, via Radio 4’s long-running drama The Archers, the nation. Eventually found not guilty, released from prison and with her children at last restored to her, Helen was free to get on with her life. Her vicious husband's 'gaslighting' was over.

As the story developed, one listener shuddered as what was happening to the fictional Helen brought back painful memories of what she herself had gone through. Not once, but twice. When Helen Walmsley-Johnson published a remarkably frank piece about her experiences as a victim of abuse in the New Statesman, she received an overwhelming response. Since then, Helen has been an active presence in the media as a commentator on coercive abuse. In this utterly gripping memoir, Helen candidly demonstrates how very easy it is to succumb to this form of domestic abuse, but – more importantly – how to survive it and rebuild your life.

Look What You Made Me Do is a vital guide to help us us to recognize, understand and deal with this insidious form of abuse and its often terrible legacy. It is candid, brave and inspiring.