book – Toni Was Here

Toni Squara is the author and publisher of Toni Was Here which is her own experience of surviving an attempted murder committed by her intimate partner, and unfortunately femicide is something which is all too common amongst women and girls around the world.

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antonia squara Survivor of an Attempted murder

Toni Was Here is a novel that takes the reader into the mind of a survivor of men’s violence against women. After a breakup, her boyfriend tried to kill her by brutally assaulting her. Toni survives but struggles to make sense of her new reality and discovers that although her body survived, surviving her own mind was a far greater undertaking.

Toni Was Here Gender based violence against women

Toni has a background in psychology, having graduated from the University of Pretoria in 2010. From there she moved into the field of market research where she collected and analysed data about people’s thoughts and feelings on a range of topics which has helped shape her views on gender-based violence, and to identify ways to make meaningful change.

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Toni Was Here, Paperback and e-Book

Paperback

R230-00

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  • 156 Page Original Book
  • 1st Edition Paperback
  • Free shipping in South Africa
  • Written by: Antonia Squara
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R150-00

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The night I started reading “Tony Was Here” I couldn’t put it down! Without giving too much away, it’s gripping straight away transporting the reader into a raw and terrifying ordeal, that puts you inside the mind of the author, feeling her pain, anger and sorrow.
I hope this book and website brings attention to this issue of femicide that plagues our country.
Sasha Liebenberg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Reading Toni Was here has made me aware of how vulnerable women are to abuse and how fatal things can become.
Amanda Everett
Mount Morris, IL
Although jarring from page 1, I found myself so invested in Toni’s story that I read the book in one sitting. Toni’s frightful experience of GBV touches on a reality that countless women face in SA and across the world. As a topic that is often shrouded in shame and silence, Toni’s story as a survivor is important and well worth the read
Amber Eksteen
Johannesburg, South Africa

About the novel

With this courageous and deeply personal novel, Toni tells her heart-wrenching story which aims to break the silence on
Gender-Based Violence (GBV). It is a true story and includes the stories of South African women who have also experienced various kinds of GBV. Toni tells her story as it happened, all the raw, uncomfortable, and honest truths that follow…

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Toni Was Here – Paperback

R230.00
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