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It Happened Like This: My Testimony

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Full Title:

It Happened Like This: My Testimony

Contributors:

By (Author) Vicky Foster

ISBN:

9781526656544

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publication Date:

30th September 2025

UK Publication Date:

5th June 2025

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Gender studies: women and girls
True stories of survival of abuse and injustice
Violence and abuse in society
Autobiography: writers
Memoirs

Dewey:

305.4092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 22mm

Weight:

194g

Description

A searing, inventive memoir that interrogates misogyny, heroism and womens power in an often-unsafe world through the lens of Vickys Fosters own traumatic background.

How do you get close to people when the people close to you keep shattering your world


Vicky Foster thought shed finally escaped violence when her abusive ex-partner was murdered. Vicky was 25. She tried to draw a line under the past and move on with her life. This meant overcoming PTSD, trusting people again, building her career and ultimately, learning to return to herself. But, 16 years later, the past came crashing down on her, when one of her ex-partners murderers hit the headlines. This time, as the 'hero' of the 2019 London Bridge terrorist attack.

Lyrical and raw, It Happened Like This is a book about misogyny in all its forms, about heroism and villainy, about class and the climate of neglect created by austerity, but most importantly its a book about women and their power, explored through the prism of Vickys story.

Reviews

Vicky Fosters It Happened Like This weaves together testimony, lyricism, media reports and letters into a raw, powerful narrative, told through the unique perspective of the author and her own traumatic experiences. The book explores violence, misogyny, love and loss in formally inventive ways and offers the reader a blistering perspective on what it means to be a woman today, as well as what it might mean to be a hero, villain, victim and survivor. This is a searing, moving book which will make you think twice about what you hear or see on the news -- Rachel Bower, author of IT COMES FROM THE RIVER
A haunting and compelling re-writing of a story, placing emphasis on the power of carrying on and refusing to be silenced ... Should be required reading -- Helen Mort

Author Bio

Vicky Foster is an award-winning writer, performer and poet from Hull who has broadcast extensively across the BBC. She has published two collections of writing and is currently working on her first novel whilst studying for a PhD in English and Creative Writing. She won The Society of Authors Imison Award at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards for her Radio 4 play Bathwater, and last year her Radio 4 documentary, Can I Talk About Heroes was reviewed in the national media. She has written poetry for radio, podcast and TV, delivered writing projects and creative writing workshops for a wide range of organisations, and performed at festivals and events across the North. She is a writer-in-residence for First Story, working with schools to help young people write their own stories.

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