Don't Let it Break You, Honey

*Longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction* '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 'Outstanding, revelatory journalism and gripping memoir ... brave, jaw-dropping, unputdownable' Ramita Navai '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 I was, working on a story with Jenny, without even suspecting she was the story' Nick Davies 'Courageous and honest and disturbing - it will empower and deeply move and it will anger too' Robin Ince '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 'Intensely moving ... vital, wise, passionate' Ol Parker 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.

Jenny Evans is a journalist and filmmaker. Specialising in investigative work, she has produced and directed for all major current affairs and documentary strands in the UK, and worked extensively in the US. When not working in television, Jenny was for many years a researcher for Nick Davies of the Guardian and alongside him, became one of the people who helped expose the press abuse and police corruption story that would later become known as the 'phone-hacking scandal'. Inspired by the work of the lawyers she met during this process, Jenny recently completed her legal training. Don't Let it Break You, Honey is her first book.