{"product_id":"being-lolita-book-alisson-wood-9781250217219","title":"Being Lolita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS FEATURED IN THE HULU DOCUMENTARY \u003ci\u003eKEEP THIS BETWEEN US\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A dark relationship 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Have you ever read \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a connection that blooms from a simple crush into a devastating and dangerous bond. But as Mr. North's hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of their narrative is actually a disturbing fiction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeing Lolita\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning coming-of-age memoir that shines a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, grooming, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49790893424913,"sku":"CIN1250217210G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50414958117137,"sku":"CIN1250217210VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1250217210.jpg?v=1751270892","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-ch\/products\/being-lolita-buch-alisson-wood-9781250217219","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}