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My Dark Vanessa

by Kate Elizabeth Russell
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My Dark Vanessa
My Dark Vanessa

Disturbing exploration of grooming and self-deception.

"My Dark Vanessa" could be a good read for you if you're interested in the complexities of emotional trauma and manipulation. Kate Elizabeth Russell tackles tough, relevant societal issues with a narrative that challenges readers to understand the blurred lines between consent and abuse, especially from the perspective of a young woman grappling with the aftereffects of what she once considered love. It's a book that won't leave you quickly – thought-provoking and unsettling in the best way.

  • Dylan Thomas Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2020)
  • Lovelybooks Leserpreis Nominee for Romane (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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My Dark Vanessa

by Kate Elizabeth Russell
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ISBN: 9780008342289
Authors: Kate Elizabeth Russell
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date of Publication: 2021-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Thriller, Feminism, Literary Criticism
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 314447 readers)

Description

An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher. Vanessa Wye was fifteen years old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn't abuse. It was love. She's sure of that. Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many. Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues of our age.
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Disturbing exploration of grooming and self-deception.

"My Dark Vanessa" could be a good read for you if you're interested in the complexities of emotional trauma and manipulation. Kate Elizabeth Russell tackles tough, relevant societal issues with a narrative that challenges readers to understand the blurred lines between consent and abuse, especially from the perspective of a young woman grappling with the aftereffects of what she once considered love. It's a book that won't leave you quickly – thought-provoking and unsettling in the best way.

  • Dylan Thomas Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2020)
  • Lovelybooks Leserpreis Nominee for Romane (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.