She Ran

“Once I picked up Ann Rauhala’s She Ran, it was hard to put down. Rauhala takes us on a journey to the heart of a dark, insidious issue that pierced the tight-knit community of her youth and is still quietly gnawing at society. She will make you realize how intimate partner violence has likely wormed its way into your friend’s, neighbor’s or colleague’s home and maybe even your own. Then, she will build a fire in you, making you want to do whatever you can to spur change, to save lives.” — Tara Deschamps, journalist at the Canadian Press
“In She Ran, seasoned journalist Ann Rauhala shares an evocative narrative that invites the reader into her own lingering trauma over a friend’s senseless murder. Drawing on more than five decades of material, she critiques society’s failure to keep every IPV victim front-page news rather than to be dismissed as just a private domestic matter. A powerful read that helps raise public awareness about why IPV is an epidemic.” — Sherri Aikenhead, author of Mommy Don’t and co-author of The First Survivor
“Ann Rauhala has written an exceptionally important and moving book about the impact of intimate partner violence. She Ran is both a personal story of tragedy and a deeply reported investigation into a crisis that deserves our undivided attention. It’s a book that should be passed from hand to hand. ” — Elizabeth Renzetti, author of What She Said
“She Ran begins in 1975 with what seemed to then-21-year-old Ann Rauhala like the inexplicable murder of one of her best friends by her partner. Rauhala makes it her ‘mission’ — as a reporter, an editor and a journalism instructor — to make sense not only of her friend’s murder but also of the continuing epidemic of intimate partner violence and femicide in Canada. Part memoir, part investigative journalism, She Ran is a must-read that challenges myths, calls out failures in our legal and media institutions and suggests some of what needs to be done to combat this ongoing crisis.” — Stephen Kimber, author of NOT GUILTY: The Trial of Gerald Regan
“Equal parts forensic reckoning, love letter and survival guide, She Ran asks not just how intimate partner violence happens, but why — and does it with grief, hope and humor all at once. Ann Rauhala alarms, inspires and somehow delights, leaving no room for excuses, inaction or apathy. She Ran belongs in every home, every classroom, in this country.” — Tamara Cherry, author of The Trauma Beat
“Ann Rauhala’s important book, She Ran, urgently asks us to consider why we so misunderstand intimate partner violence. It’s a question she asked herself while researching what she calls the ‘global malady’ of intimate partner violence and femicide. Rauhala exposes the many ways the news media ‘has been getting the story wrong, while the death toll of intimate partner violence and femicide rolls on.’ In clear, accessible and evocative prose, she insists that journalists and all members of society must grapple with the scale of the ‘predictable and preventable’ problem while searching for meaningful solutions.” — Professor Melanie Randall, Faculty of Law, Western University
“She Ran is a poignant and compelling analysis of the horrors of femicide and why the stories told about this violence matter. By placing personal stories into conversation with research and advocacy, Rauhala’s thoughtful and sharp writing traces historical silences and myths surrounding intimate partner violence, identifies promising areas of change in representation and public awareness and calls for increased attention to the ongoing epidemic of misogyny-driven violence. It is gut-wrenching, analytical, hopeful and necessary reading.” — Jordan Fairbairn, Associate Professor of Sociology, King’s University College
“Out of the senseless death of a friend in 1975, Ann Rauhala has woven this remarkable piece of literary journalism. She Ran is an unflinching look at the scale and scope of intimate partner violence, complete with staggering statistics and tales of how the system — including the media — has often failed many women. It is also threaded with stories and insightful meditations on feminism, friendship and community. Donna, to whom this book is dedicated, is honored by Rauhala’s work.” — Susan Delacourt, political journalist and author

Ann Rauhala

Ann Rauhala is a seasoned journalist and was among the first to cover the women’s issues beat at The Globe and Mail. She was also a correspondent for CBC Television and a journalism professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her scholarly research examined how issues affecting women are represented in media. She lives in Toronto, ON.

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