{"product_id":"9781526656544","title":"It Happened Like This: My Testimony","description":"Author: Foster, Vicky\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526656544\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA searing, inventive memoir that interrogates misogyny, heroism and women's power in an often-unsafe world through the lens of Vicky's Foster's own traumatic background.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHow do you get close to people when the people close to you keep shattering your world?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVicky Foster thought she'd 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-partner's murderers hit the headlines. This time, as the 'hero' of the 2019 London Bridge terrorist attack.\u003cbr\u003eLyrical and raw,\u003ci\u003e It Happened Like This \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 it's a book about women and their power, explored through the prism of Vicky's story.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509053341854,"sku":"UBD-9781526656544","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526656544.jpg?v=1780640647","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526656544","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}