Sixteen, Sixty-One by Natalie Lucas

Sixteen, Sixty-One by Natalie Lucas

Sixteen, Sixty-one is the powerful and shocking true story of an illicit intergenerational affair, in the vein of Nikki Gemmell and Lynn Barber. Natalie Lucas was just 16 when she began a close relationship with an older family friend. Matthew opened Natalie’s mind and heart to philosophy, literature and art. Within months they had begun an intense, erotic affair disguised as an innocent intergenerational friendship. They mocked their small town’s busybodies, laughing at plebs like her parents and his in-laws, all of whom were too blinkered to look beyond the shadows on the wall of Plato’s cave. They alone danced in the sunshine outside. Or so Nat believed until she decided to try living a normal life. Written with striking candor and a remarkable lack of sentimentally, SIXTEEN, SIXTY-ONE is more than an account of illicit romance; it is the gripping story of a young girl’s sexual awakening and journey into womanhood.

‘Brave, intelligent and remarkable’ Caroline Smailes, author of Like Bees to Honey

‘The most striking thing about the book — apart from the fact that a man could seduce a child with no one realising — is how well-written it is’ The Times

‘a brave, frightening memoir that grips as you shudder.’ David Belbin, author of Love lessons

Natalie Lucas currently lives in the North of England.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780007523559
ISBN 10	0007523556
Title	Sixteen, Sixty-One
Author	Natalie Lucas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2013-06-06
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.