Anna Motz is one of the most internationally acclaimed forensic psychotherapists at work today. For more than three decades she has treated women imprisoned for violent crimes. With candor, compassion, insight and a clear-eyed perspective Anna introduces us to eleven ordinary women who came to commit extraordinary acts, examining the fault lines that led to their crimes, and the sometimes perilous journey both therapist and patient take towards recovery.

"A LOVE THAT KILLS is fascinating, not only about women who commit violence, how so many of them have been subject to abuse themselves, but also on therapy as giving a "sense of home, being kept in mind". Always: we need a politics of care." - Hannah Dawson, author of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing

"Female violence is often misunderstood because it counters "idealized notions of women as sources of love, nurture, and care," according to this visceral study from forensic psychotherapist Motz...This challenges and enlightens." - Publishers Weekly

"A much-needed corrective to stereotypes about the reasons behind some women's acts of violence. This title spotlights highly personal stories of trauma, while signaling the need for systemic change." - Library Journal

"A forensic psychotherapist offers a series of moving case studies of female offenders....A well-considered and sobering look at the psychology of women who commit violent crimes." - Kirkus Reviews

"A Love That Kills is not a boastful record of one success after another. Some patients do remain beyond Motz's reach. But her successes are moving because they give hope. They show that people can surprise themselves with change." - The New Yorker