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The Unthinkable

A Story of Control, Violence and My Mother

Author: David Challen  

The Unthinkable
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The true story of how one woman killed her husband of four decades and changed the system forever

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The true story of how one woman killed her husband of four decades and changed the system forever

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"When my mum struck, it was with the cumulative rage of thirty years of hurt."

David Challen grew up in the perfect home with the model family.

He also grew up inside a house which concealed his father's manipulation and control.

One Saturday in 2010, David's mother struck more than twenty blows to the back of her husband's head with a hammer after thirty years of abuse. She then washed the dirty dishes from the lunch she had just cooked and left the house. In those few minutes, David's life was changed forever.

Over the next decade, he led the fight to overturn her conviction; and in doing so he not only freed his mother and helped change the legal system, but also became a voice for the countless victims of coercive control across the country.

This is a powerful story of a son's love for his mother; of an insidious form of abuse that must be better understood if we are to truly tackle it; and fight that reshaped how society understands domestic abuse.

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About the Author

David Challen is a domestic abuse campaigner. He successfully campaigned to free his mother in a landmark appeal recognising the decades of coercive control she had suffered. David continues to speak out against violence against women and is a Prison Advice and Care Trust Ambassador (PACT).

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Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group | BRAZEN
Published
5th June 2025
Pages
320
ISBN
9781914240263

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