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Don't Let it Break You, Honey

A Memoir About Saving Yourself

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 'Not simply a memoir. It is an indictment of failure at the highest levels of police, press and politics' Tom Watson

'Intensely personal ... turning fear into bravery and pain into power' Cosmopolitan

'A powerful memoir ... the astonishing story of her fight for justice' Guardian

'Stunning ... an extraordinary read, full of unimaginable courage and resilience ... wisdom, humility and humour' Julie Hesmondhalgh

'Deeply human, captivating, exposing and honest ... a must-read' Gina Martin

'There is deep tragedy here ... But this book is saved from bleakness by Evans's resilience and her practical, geekily obsessive approach to dealing with what happened to her' Hannah Lucinda Smith

As profiled in the Guardian and on Radio 4 Woman's Hour

Cast in a cult film at the age of eighteen, Jenny Evans was on the cusp of something extraordinary; a route out of her hometown, a future of promise. But the new world she was exploring crumbled around her when she was assaulted at a party by a high-profile figure.

Jenny reported this crime to the police when she became aware of other allegations of violence against The Famous Man. Shortly after doing so, details of what she had experienced were printed in a tabloid newspaper.

Jenny trained as a journalist herself to try to find out how this happened. In the aftermath of devastation, she picked up the pieces and fought back against the systems that caused her harm. Her investigation helped expose the jaw-dropping press abuse and police corruption we now call the 'phone-hacking scandal'.

Now training as a lawyer, Jenny is still working to fight for justice in a system that so horrifically fails its victims.

Don't Let it Break You, Honey is a reckoning: a personal, fiercely compelling account of power - who holds it, who wields it, who is silenced in the process. It asks urgent questions about fame, justice, and the institutions we have no choice but to trust, while offering something even more profound: hope.

Because this is, above all, a story about resilience. About finding your voice when the world wants to silence you. And refusing to let them win.©2025 Jenny Evans Abuse Dysfunctional Families Entertainment & Celebrities Parenting & Families Relationships Women
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Such a powerful memoir read by the author, an unbreakable, brave and inspirational woman. Essential reading to anyone interested in the corruption and links between the press and certain police forces during the earlier years of the 21st century

Incredible and essential

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One woman’s personal account of sexual violence, press intrusion and police corruption. Beautifully read by the author, Jenny takes us on a harrowing journey with bravery, beauty, love and so much strength. It will make you laugh, cry and ultimately want to smash up the justice system and start again. A very important book which I can’t recommend enough x

Amazing personal account of fighting injustice

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I don’t really have the words to describe how I felt about listening to this book. I’m just so pleased we have such strong women amongst us. You are very special Jenny.

An absolute must listen for everyone who cares about justice, fairness and exposing the wrong in the way our society still runs.

Extraordinarily honest and brave

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Books like this don’t come around very often. This is a must read/listen to. Jenny Evans exposes the complex web of deception that the tabloids and the met police spun (and spin) to protect themselves, protect perpetrators of violence or make huge amounts of money. She writes beautifully and the performance is outstanding.

Incredible book

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A fascinating insight into the phone-hacking scandal, and the wider collusion of the police and the press that permitted it, from the unique perspective of a journalist keen to expose the truth and a victim desperate to know how her story was exposed. A brutal, honest memoir that takes its time to establish who our storyteller is, and her particular perspective on events, but then rapidly moves into the action of a major investigation. An important book, essential reading for anyone wanting to be informed about the crass money machine that is News International, and its impact on the lives of those whose stories it so callously makes headlines of.

Brilliant

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