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Dark and haunting exploration of power dynamics.

My Dark Vanessa is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful novel that delves deeply into the complexities of abusive relationships. The novel effectively captures the emotional impact of abuse and trauma, and raises important questions about agency, consent, and complicity. It is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the psychological dynamics of power and control in relationships.

  • Dylan Thomas Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2020)
  • Lovelybooks Leserpreis Nominee for Romane (2020)
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My Dark Vanessa

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ISBN: 9780062941510
Date of Publication: 2021-02-02
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Crime, Thriller, Feminism, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 364387 readers)

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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. 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. 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
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Dark and haunting exploration of power dynamics.

My Dark Vanessa is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful novel that delves deeply into the complexities of abusive relationships. The novel effectively captures the emotional impact of abuse and trauma, and raises important questions about agency, consent, and complicity. It is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the psychological dynamics of power and control in relationships.

  • Dylan Thomas Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2020)
  • Lovelybooks Leserpreis Nominee for Romane (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.