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 (Lydbog): 9780062941534
Release date
Lydbog: 10. marts 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 (Lydbog): 9780062941534
Release date
Lydbog: 10. marts 2020
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Sonja
2. maj 2020
En medrivende og foruroligende bog, der blev hos mig i både hoved og krop, mens jeg var i gang med den - også når jeg ikke lyttede til den. Til tider føltes den så omklamrende og klaustrofobisk, at jeg næsten ikke havde lyst til forsætte, men samtidig måtte jeg hele tiden lytte videre. Trods den upålidelige fortællers romantisering af hændelserne trådte den voksne mands manipulation og grooming af en ung pige kvalmende klart frem. Men samtidig blev jeg konstant tvunget til at reflektere og indvendigt debattere - både med romanens Strane og Vanessa og med imaginære læsere, som kunne tænkes at tolke eller forholde sig anderledes til, hvad der er i Vanessas historie kan kaldes samtykke, tvang og skyld.
Emma
19. jun. 2020
En virkelig barsk, vigtig og tankevækkende bog. Den er ret voldsom som lydbog - det var hård at lytte til overgrebene. Det havde været lettere at læse de scener, men det er jo fordi den er så flot indtalt. Oplæseren lyder som en ung pige i flashback scenerne, og det gør ondt. Hvis man kan holde til det, vil jeg anbefale lydbogen. 🧡
Elsebeth
30. maj 2020
God. Virkelig god oplæser! 😊
Mirka
17. dec. 2020
Et nådesløst studie i manipulation, misbrug og udnyttelse. My Dark Vanessa er en ubehagelig men vigtig historie, som helt bestemt er værd at læse, og som stiller spørgsmål, jeg sjældent har set udforsket med dette level af dybde. Det er svære og ubehagelige spørgsmål og konklusioner, denne bog dykker ned i - men det gøres på en måde, der virkelig illustrerer og levendegør usunde dynamikker, som jeg aldrig har set portrætteret så nøjagtigt før.
Julie
6. mar. 2023
Fantastisk bog, men tunge emner - og den fortjener en trigger warning til folk, der er sensitive overfor emner som seksuel overgreb, pædofili og deslige.
Merle
3. aug. 2020
Meget langtrukken. Og dyster
Ulla
27. apr. 2020
Fantastisk og meget tankevækkende bog.Det er ikke så ligetil at forholde sig entydigt til bogen. En ung pige, “Vanessa”, på kostskole får et sexuelt forhold til sin lærer, Jacob Strane. Hun bliver langsomt besat af læreren, der manipulerer hende ind i forholdet. Så hun går som 15-årig “frivilligt” ind i forholdet uden at kunne overskue konsekvenserne.Vi føler udviklingen af forholdet mellem lærer og elev fortalt fra Vanessas synspunkt i to spor, - som hun oplever tingene dels som 15-årig og og i 30-erne. Forholdet er frivilligt, - eller er det nu også det? Kan Vanessa betragtes som medansvarlig? Det må læseren selv tage stilling til.Det er dog tydeligt, at forholdet har store konsekvenser for den voksne Vanessa, der bl.a. kæmper med skyldfølelse, især da det viser sig, at hun ikke er den eneste unge elev, Stranehar manipuleret ind i et forhold.Bogen er en stor læseoplevelse, men den er for lang. Jeg var helt opslugt den første halvdel af bogen, men så gik den lidt i tomgang
Sofie W
17. apr. 2023
Bogen er god, men til tider også kedelig. Der sker meget det samme. Synes ikke slutningen er god. Ved gost at man skal sidde tilbage med spørgsmål, men føler ikke at der er en afslutning for Vanessa. Den kan være lidt hård at høre grundet deres forhold og hendes deprimerende nutidige fortæller. Derfor de 3 stjerner
Camilla
2. feb. 2022
Fantastisk oplæser
joe
11. jun. 2023
jeg var nødt til at stoppe i kapitel 2, hvor manden beskriver “sex” med den 15-årige pige. det var så klamt. ville gerne have hørt den for det psykologiske aspekt og for historien, men er alt for sart til at lytte til overgreb af mindreårige
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