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 (Ljudbok): 9780062941534
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 10 mars 2020
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 (Ljudbok): 9780062941534
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 10 mars 2020
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Elin
22 feb. 2021
I wish I could give this book 6 stars. This is one of the most gut wrenching, disgusting tales I've ever read. What makes it pack such a punch is that the author really pulls us into the mind of this young girl and we hear what she wants and needs, versus what she gets from her abuser. I loved it, and it made me want to gag. I went off ranting angrily to myself, and also, I grieved for her. Grieved for all the girls who live through something like this. Five stars, wish I could give it more.
Anna
28 juli 2021
Gets under your skin. One gets a good insight into how someone who is violated, puts the blame, which should be aimed at the perpretator, on to themselves. Also how easy it is to confuse an abusive relationship with a love story. The book, I think, also does a great job showing the reader how diffucult, and sometimes damaging telling your story to the world can be.
Ulrika
1 jan. 2023
En av de bästa böckerna jag läst på länge. Utmanande, intelligent och verkligen tankeväckande. Märks att boken tillkommit under en lång process. Uppläsaren är i en klass för sig.
Linnea
21 juni 2020
Helt fantastisk bok!
Anders
2 juni 2020
Vissa bitar gör ont i magen att lyssna på. Men samtidigt omöjligt att sluta. Grace Gummer är en mycket bra uppläsare!
Sara
31 maj 2021
Wow! Wow! Wow! Jag är golvad. Den här boken bör vara obligatorisk läsning för alla. Jag vet att jag inte är den första som läser boken, långt ifrån. Och som många före mig älskar jag den. Det är svårt att hitta rätt ord. Vanessa och Strane är så vackert utformade, så mångfacetterade. Ingen av dem är helt igenom onda eller goda. Som de flesta är. Vanessa är så stark (om du kan kalla det stark?) och jag tycker det är så fascinerande, hur hon behåller sin bild av deras historia som en kärlekshistoria, för att inte bli helt galen. Scenerna där han manipulerar henne till sex och att tro att hon var anstiftaren (och är den som har kontroll) är hemska. Jag älskar de små detaljerna i boken också. Såsom att hon bor i Norumbega och Atlantica - två litterära städer. Om du inte har läst det ännu, gör det nu. Inläsningen av Grace Gummer är såååå perfekt. Jag älskar både hennes unga och gamla Vanessa. Tolkningen adderar så mycket till boken.
Johanna
14 juli 2020
This book touched me to my core. I’m in awe...
Amanda
2 okt. 2023
Tyckte denna bok växte på en, och gillade verkligen de sista 2 timmar. En tankeställare om hur svårt det kan va att skilja på utnyttjade och kärlek när en blundar för det. Uppläsaren var helt fantastiskt
Dora
19 aug. 2021
Efter drygt en timmes lyssning har berättelsen fortfarande inte lyft för mig. Känns segt och trots alla detaljer tappar jag tron på att jag ska få veta något jag inte redan vet…
Halberte
12 apr. 2020
Bladvändare. Men kunde bantats lite.
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