Consent - A Memoir of Stolen Adolescence (Paperback)

The devastating and powerful memoir from a French publisher who was abused by a famous writer from the age of thirteen 'Dazzling' New York Times 'A gut-punch of a memoir with prose that cuts like a knife' Kate Elizabeth Russell, author of My Dark Vanessa Thirty years ago, Vanessa Springora was the teenage muse of one of France's most celebrated writers, a footnote in the narrative of an influential man. At the end of 2019, as women around the world began to speak out, Springora, now in her forties and the director of one of France's leading publishing houses, decided to reclaim her own story. Consent recalls her stolen adolescence. Devastating in its honesty, Springora's painstaking memoir lays bare the cultural attitudes and circumstances that made it possible for a fourteen-year-old girl to become involved with a fifty-year-old man.

General

Imprint:	Harpervia
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2022
Authors:	Vanessa Springora
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-842496-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Sexual behaviour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Sexual abuse Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-00-842496-9
Barcode:	9780008424961

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