4.3
Romans literatuur
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BREAKOUT AUTHOR TO WATCH IN 2020
“Brilliant and stunning . . . an absolute must read.” – GILLIAN FLYNN
“A well-constructed package of dynamite.” – STEPHEN KING
A most anticipated book by The New York Times • USA Today • Entertainment Weekly • Marie Claire • Elle • Harper's Bazaar • Bustle • Newsweek • New York Post • Esquire • Real Simple • The Sunday Times • The Guardian
ONE OF THE MOST BUZZED ABOUT DEBUTS IN YEARS
AN INTERNATIONAL SENSATION SOLD IN 24 TERRITORIES AND COUNTING
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.
2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher.
2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self willingly engaged in this relationship, or redefine herself and the events of her past. But how can Vanessa reject her first love, the man who fundamentally transformed her and has been a persistent presence in her life? Is it possible that the man she loved as a teenager—and who professed to worship only her—may be far different from what she has always believed?
Alternating between Vanessa’s present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless excitement of a teenage girl discovering the power her own body can wield. Thought-provoking and impossible to put down, this is a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions that raises vital questions about agency, consent, complicity, and victimhood. Written with the haunting intimacy of The Girls and the creeping intensity of Room, My Dark Vanessa is an era-defining novel that brilliantly captures and reflects the shifting cultural mores transforming our relationships and society itself.
Includes a bonus conversation with Kate Elizabeth Russell, Grace Gummer, and Jessica Williams (editor of My Dark Vanessa).
This audiobook includes an episode of the Book Club Girl Podcast, featuring an interview with Kate Elizabeth Russell about My Dark Vanessa.
© 2020 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062941534
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 10 maart 2020
4.3
Romans literatuur
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BREAKOUT AUTHOR TO WATCH IN 2020
“Brilliant and stunning . . . an absolute must read.” – GILLIAN FLYNN
“A well-constructed package of dynamite.” – STEPHEN KING
A most anticipated book by The New York Times • USA Today • Entertainment Weekly • Marie Claire • Elle • Harper's Bazaar • Bustle • Newsweek • New York Post • Esquire • Real Simple • The Sunday Times • The Guardian
ONE OF THE MOST BUZZED ABOUT DEBUTS IN YEARS
AN INTERNATIONAL SENSATION SOLD IN 24 TERRITORIES AND COUNTING
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.
2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher.
2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self willingly engaged in this relationship, or redefine herself and the events of her past. But how can Vanessa reject her first love, the man who fundamentally transformed her and has been a persistent presence in her life? Is it possible that the man she loved as a teenager—and who professed to worship only her—may be far different from what she has always believed?
Alternating between Vanessa’s present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless excitement of a teenage girl discovering the power her own body can wield. Thought-provoking and impossible to put down, this is a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions that raises vital questions about agency, consent, complicity, and victimhood. Written with the haunting intimacy of The Girls and the creeping intensity of Room, My Dark Vanessa is an era-defining novel that brilliantly captures and reflects the shifting cultural mores transforming our relationships and society itself.
Includes a bonus conversation with Kate Elizabeth Russell, Grace Gummer, and Jessica Williams (editor of My Dark Vanessa).
This audiobook includes an episode of the Book Club Girl Podcast, featuring an interview with Kate Elizabeth Russell about My Dark Vanessa.
© 2020 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062941534
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 10 maart 2020
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L.
3 apr 2020
Heel mooi boek. Gaat voorbij cliches en legt bloot waarom misbruik tegelijkertijd als romantisch kan worden ervaren. Dat een misbruiker niet alleen een monster is, maar tegelijkertiid ook zorgzaam kan zijn. En welke effecten misbruik en trauma kunnen hebben op de lange termijn. Het boek wordt erg mooi voorgelezen, alsof de conversaties daadwerkelijk plaatsvinden. De combinatie van verhaallijn en vertelstem maken dit mijn favoriete audioboek tot nu toe.
T
19 feb 2021
Beste voorleesstem. Prachtig boek.
Pien
31 dec 2022
I find this book very hard to rate. It is really well written and an important subject. I did however have a really hard time with listening to the more explicit parts of this story. I really recommend looking up the triggerwarnings for this book and taking them seriously. Not everybody will be able to handle this stuff.
Jo
21 jan 2021
Wat een bijzonder mooi en aangrijpend boek. Ongemakkelijk op momenten. Maar zeker een aanrader. Dit gaat me bij blijven.
I
5 jul 2021
A very dark topic worked in a very honest, yet sensitive way. Merciless mirror to all those who doubt, who dismiss, who underestimate, who ask - why now? Why so late? Why didn’t they just say no or fight or scream for help when they should?
Natascha
2 mrt 2023
Prachtig boek! Intens en zwaar, maar genuanceerd geschreven. Een must-read als je meer wilt begrijpen van het getraumatiseerde brein
Melissa
31 mei 2020
Persoonlijk vond ik de stem van de voorlezer heel onaangenaam. Ze klinkt heel letargisch en onverschillig. Ergens past dit type stem wel bij het thema van het boek, maar na 4 uur luisteren kon ik het toch niet langer verdragen en ben ik overgestapt op het ebook. Veel beter!
Tessa
5 mrt 2023
Mooi, maar ik heb veel moeite met hoe deprimerend, dramatisch en klageljk het hele boek wordt voorgelezen. Vind het echt niet prettig om naar te luisteren hoe elke zin dramatisch wordt gemaakt.
Amanda
18 feb 2021
Een aangrijpend verhaal, helaas komen deze gebeurtenissen voor. Goed geschreven en goed voorgelezen. Het zet je zeker aan het denken!
Mies
17 jan 2023
Prachtig boek met een heftig onderwerp. Ik wilde blijven luisteren.
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