{"product_id":"being-lolita-a-memoir-9781250217233","title":"Being Lolita: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Have you ever read \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. North gives Alisson a copy of \u003ci\u003eLolita \u003c\/i\u003eto 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 forbidden romance. But as Mr. North's hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of their narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250217233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Alisson Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40423504281781,"sku":"9781250217233","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6eb47fd7-6a76-4938-a625-7624bc040339.jpg?v=1625577365","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/being-lolita-a-memoir-9781250217233","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}