MY DARK VANESSA. by Russell, Kate Elizabeth.

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MY DARK VANESSA.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's controversial first novel, the story of a woman forced to look back at her relationship with an English teacher when she was fifteen, after another student has accused him of sexual abuse, In her review in the NY Times, Kate Roiphe said "It is difficult to write about this subject without falling into predictable tropes or clichŽs, but Russell manages a brutal originality. In an era of neat furious accounts of victimhood, this novel stands out for elusiveness, its exceedingly complex, inventive, resourceful examination of harm and power." 369 pp. ISBN: 978-0062941503.

Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (toning to edges of textblock)

Book ID: 82779
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