{"product_id":"book-do9r","title":"Being Lolita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis program is read by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark romance 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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\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, 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\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBeing Lolita\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching depiction of grooming and a searing indictment of exploitative teachers, but most of all it's an act of redemption-a powerful realization of Wood's vow 'to do the little I can to make sure what happened to me doesn't happen again.'\"- Susan Choi, author of the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eTrust Exercise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Wood reminds us that stories still have the power to change the world. This is a fascinating story of survival and purpose, yet it is also a story of interpretation. How we read the world changes how we live in it. A fantastic debut.\" - Garrard Conley, author of \u003ci\u003eBoy Erased\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49369950421296,"sku":"BDdo9r","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/do9r-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777468503","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-do9r","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}