Description
Book Synopsis''The kind of book that has you screaming Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I get it! on almost every page'' Caitlin Moran
''Dr Taylor sets out a compelling case . . . gives voice and agency to women who have experienced trauma and violence'' Morning Star
She asked for it. She was flirting. She was drinking. She was wearing a revealing dress. She was too confident. She walked home alone. She stayed in that relationship. She was naïve. She didn''t report soon enough. She didn''t fight back. She wanted it. She lied about it. She comes from a bad area. She was vulnerable. She should have known. She should have seen it coming. She should have protected herself.
The victim blaming of women is prevalent and normalised in society both in the UK, and around the world.
What is it that causes us to blame women who have been abused, raped, trafficked, assaulted or harassed by men? Why are we uncomfortable with placing all of the blame on the perpetrator
Trade Review
Dr Taylor sets out a compelling case . . . gives voice and agency to women who have experienced trauma and violence * Morning Star *
The kind of book that has you screaming "Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I get it!" on almost every page * Caitlin Moran *
Not an easy read from a fella's perspective but nor should it be. Using countless, often shocking case histories as well as her own expert analysis, Dr Jessica Taylor seeks time and again to prove the inherent truth of her thesis. Does she succeed? Put it this way: months later, Dr Taylor's words still haunt me . . . * Matthew Wright *
This is an important book * Dawn French *
