About the Author

Rebecca has written for Vogue, Elle, the Guardian and the Telegraph on relationships, singledom and womanhood. In 2019 she spoke at the House of Commons on behalf of the organisers of the Women's March London about gaslighting and the media.As an actress, Rebecca has most recently appeared in Ten Percent (Amazon Prime), The Crown (Netflix) and Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4).All of the above has happened following her public break up in 2018.

Reviews

Her thought-provokingstory should be required readingfor anyone in a relationship
*Daily Mirror*

Brilliant, universal writing on toxic relationships and heartbreak. A Heart Shaped Bullet for the modern age
*Jenny Colgan*

Her thought-provokingstory should be required readingfor anyone in a relationship
*Daily Mirror*

This book isn't an ice-cold revenge opus; it's a diary of self-discovery, a celebration of friendship, resilience and finding one's self-worth...is it worth the hype? Absolutely: I had to stop myself from reading it one grateful gulp
*Style*

The best [book] about relationships since Three Women [...] Set to be this year's summer smart female read for women of all ages
*The Bookseller*

Why Did You Stay? is anything but a simple question, and Humphries is nothing if not comprehensive in her answer - but she is also funny, tender and wise
*i Paper*

A memoir every woman should read ... a frank, funny and sometimes confronting deep dive into why so many women mistake controlling relationships with toxic men as what they think love should be
*Red Magazine*

Fierce. Game-changing. Urgently necessary. Brilliant, brilliant and did I say brilliant?

Pacy, vivid, compelling and very, VERY funny ... it will help so many

A fucking classic. Required reading for all women and men and I believe it's going to be the book of 2022

Fuck, this is good. Every page feels important

So funny and heart-breaking. So stunningly written. For any woman who has been asked 'why did you stay?', Rebecca Humphries' book is a hilarious and brilliant read

Very, very good

A magical, magical book
*Glamour*

So thoughtful and moving and funny and sad and great, I love it so, so much. I resented having to put it down

Her thought-provoking story should be required reading for anyone in a relationship
*Daily Mirror*

When I love a book, I want to talk to the person and this was fantastic...I know women are going to recognise themselves in here, or their best friend, or their mother, their sister

A funny, brave and honest book that will change lives. I have not stopped talking about it
*The Times*

An extraordinary memoir ... Unflinching and often very funny, it's a diary of self-discovery, an account of finding one's self-worth, a celebration of resilience and a hymn to the value of friendship
*Observer*

A really important book that I think loads of men should read so we can better understand the things we do, whether by accident or by design

Brilliant, universal writing on toxic relationships and heartbreak. A Heart Shaped Bullet for the modern age