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Obsession

A journalist and victim-survivor's investigation into stalking

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A gripping blend of memoir, investigation and expert analysis, Obsession takes a deep dive into the disturbing phenomenon of stalking. Journalist Nicole Madigan was stalked for over three years. The relentless and debilitating experience wreaked havoc in her personal and professional life, leaving her trapped in a constant state of fear and anxiety. Nicole uses her own story as an entry point to examine the psychology behind stalking behaviours and their impact on victim-survivors. Whether by a stranger, acquaintance or former partner, stalking can have a catastrophic effect on a victim-survivor's mental, social and financial wellbeing. At its worst, it can lead to physical violence, even death. In this timely and compelling enquiry, Madigan explores the blurred lines between romantic interest and obsession, admiration and fixation. Through expert consultation and the personal stories of other victim-survivors, she analyses society's attitude towards stalking and its role in popular culture, while highlighting the failings of the legal system in protecting victims.
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      March 7, 2023
      When journalist Nicole Madigan starts dating single dad Adam, it seems like the beginning of an exciting new chapter for her and her children. But as the relationship progresses, something sinister emerges alongside—a woman Adam briefly dated develops an obsession and begins stalking Madigan. For three years, this woman mocks Madigan online, sends abusive messages, and threatens to destroy Madigan’s personal, and professional, life. In Obsession, Madigan lays bare her experience as a victim-survivor and uses it as a catalyst to explore the psychology of stalking, its link to domestic violence, and the ways in which the justice system is failing to prosecute stalkers. Stalking, as the book demonstrates, is a misunderstood crime. In many cases victim-survivors do not even know that what they are experiencing is a crime. Plagued by uncertainty and shame, they often experience over 100 incidents before making a police report. Blending memoir with expert analysis, Madigan reveals the role pop culture plays in perpetuating myths of stalking and outlines in chilling detail the impacts stalking can have on the mental, financial and physical wellbeing of victim-survivors. Featuring personal stories from other victim-survivors and ending with Madigan’s own victim impact statement, Obsession is a compelling and insightful book that will appeal to readers of Jess Hill’s See What You Made Me Do and Stephanie Woods’s Fake.  

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