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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Wood, Alisson, author.     Subjects     Wood, Alisson.     Sexually abused teenagers -- United States -- Biography.     High school girls -- Abuse of -- United States.     Teacher-student relationships -- United States.     Sexual harassment in education -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wood, Alisson, author.       by title:      Being Lolita : a mem...         MARC Display

Being Lolita : a memoir / Alisson Wood. by Wood, Alisson, author. New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2020. Subjects Wood, Alisson.   Sexually abused teenagers -- United States -- Biography.   High school girls -- Abuse of -- United States.   Teacher-student relationships -- United States.   Sexual harassment in education -- United States. ISBN:  9781250217219 (hardcover) : 1250217210 (hardcover) : Description:  294 pages ; 22 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "A dark romance evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher, in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing-and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. He praises her as a special and gifted writer, and she blossoms under his support and his vision for her future. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a relationship that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance, with Mr. North convincing her that theirs is a love affair rivaled only by Nabokov's masterpiece. But as time progresses and his hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of that narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading Lolita in college, to working with teenage girls, to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her-and how to harness that power to tell her own true story. BEING LOLITA is a stunning coming-of-age memoir of obsession, passion, and manipulation, shining a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability, and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realizes her entire narrative must be rewritten-and then takes back the pen to rewrite it"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 362.88 Wood Wo Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.88 Wood Wo Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waianae Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.88 Wood Wo Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 362.88 Wood Wo Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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