The Lasting Harm

'Powerful, vivid and affecting. A thoughtful, responsible, compassionate account of the consequences of crime' David Nicholls, author of One Day 'Urgent, necessary and courageous' Elizabeth Day, author of How To Fail 'Brilliantly unsettling. Excels in its empathy, insight and ability to gently expose the reader to themselves' Guardian 'The definitive voice on the Epstein horror' Owen Jones 'Painful and candid' Observer 'This book will make you think about trauma in a new light' Evening Standard ‘Osborne-Crowley writes from the unique position of legal expertise and lived experience. This makes her a compassionate authority. She is helping the world to understand the legacy of the trauma’ Vicky Spratt, author of Tenants ‘A tenacious and empathetic chronicler of the world who provides a voice for those who have been silenced' Rebecca Watson, author of Little Scratch 'We don't need another book about rich men. The book we need is this one: centering the stories of vulnerable teenage girls and how they were used up and thrown away by those rich men' Jolyon Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project 'Osborne-Crowley’s vital work is driven by integrity, a desire to bear witness, a dedication to the experiences and truths of those who so often go unheard and unheeded' Kieran Goddard, author of I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning 'Osborne-Crowley has a deep commitment to telling survivor stories. She is a courageous silence-breaker: she broke the silence by sharing her own story and now devotes her skills to help others tell theirs. We need more journalists like her' Jennifer Robinson, award-winning barrister