A completely updated edition of Jess Hill's groundbreaking investigation of domestic abuse. National bestseller and winner of the Stella Prize 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 a justice system that is meant 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, Jess Hill's acclaimed bestseller radically rethinks how to confront the national crisis of fear and abuse in our homes. This new and updated edition features revised statistics, forewords by Professor Clare Wright and domestic-violence educator Hannah Taylor-Civitarese, and a new preface by the author. This is required reading - not just for people affected by domestic abuse but for all Australians. '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 'The most important book of the last decade on one of the most critical issues in our time.'-Rick Morton

Details

ISBN13: 9781760645526
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 432
Edition:
Publication Date: 03 Feb 2026
Publisher: Black Inc.
Publication City, Country: Melbourne, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.3(H)x15.6(L)x3.1(W)538
Weight (gm): 538

Author Biography

Jess Hill is a Walkley-award-winning investigative journalist, author and educator, and one of Australia's most recognised and respected thinkers on gendered violence. She is the author of two Quarterly Essays, The Reckoning and Losing It, and the writer and presenter of two highly acclaimed docuseries on SBS and a popular podcast, The Trap. See What You Made Me Do was awarded the Stella Prize in 2020, and Jess was named Marie Claire's Changemaker of the Year in 2023 and the NSW Premier's Woman of Excellence in 2024. She lives with her husband, David, their gorgeous daughter, Stevie, and their Egyptian cat, Kitty Ponting, in Sydney.

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