Being Lolita by Alisson Wood - ISBN: 9781398701212
Paperback
Forbidden love echoes Lolita; a young woman reclaims her story.

Being Lolita

A Memoir

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    19 June 2023

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Summary

“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 abo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398701212
ISBN-10:1398701211
Author:Alisson Wood
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Trapeze
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:19 June 2023
Weight:260g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 26mm
About The Author

Alisson Wood

Alisson Wood is a graduate of New York University where she now teaches creative writing to undergraduates. She also leads advanced Creative Non-Fiction workshops with Sackette Street Writers in Brooklyn. She is the founder and Editor-in Chief of the NYC literary reading series and online journal Pigeon Pages. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, Catapult and Epiphany. She won the inaugural Breakout 8 Writers Prize on behalf of Epiphany Magazine and the Author’s Guild.

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