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The publisher’s shocking account of her childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a famous French author makes for powerful and disturbing – yet utterly essential – reading.
The devastating and powerful memoir from a French publisher who was abused by a famous writer from the age of thirteen.
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 is the story of her stolen adolescence. Devastating in its honesty, Springora's painstaking memoir lays bare the cultural attitudes and circumstances that made it possible for a thirteen-year-old girl to become involved with a fifty-year-old man.
Drawing parallels between children's fairy tales, French history and the author's personal life, Consent offers intimate insights into the meaning of love and consent, the toll of trauma and the power of healing in women's lives.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008424923
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 320 g
Dimensions: 222 x 141 x 23 mm
Consent is the story of a stolen adolescence. Devastating in its honesty, Vanessa Springora’s painstaking memoir lays bare the cultural attitudes and circumstances that made it possible for a 13-year-old girl to... More
Consent is the story of a stolen adolescence. Devastating in its honesty, Vanessa Springora’s painstaking memoir lays bare the cultural attitudes and circumstances that made it possible for a 13-year-old girl to... More
I have always enjoyed reading a memoir and this particular one drew my attention as it seemed like it told an important story. Thank you to @HarperViaBooks and @VSpringora for this advanced copy of Consent in return... More
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