The price is on par with such recent buzzy launches as Emma ClinesThe Girlsand Cynthia DAprix SweeneysThe Nest.
Russell recently received her PhD in creative writing, and is currently living below the poverty line.
The novel was inspired by her own teenage experiences with older men.
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I remember reading some early literary criticism onLolitathat described Humbert as transforming Dolores from rough glass into sparkling crystal.
I really internalized that message, becoming sexually involved with older men at 15, 16, 17.
The author started writing the characters ofMy Dark Vanessa, remarkably, when she was 16.
The main character was initially sketched out as Russell herself, but gradually she moved away from memoir.
The English teacher, meanwhile, has always been a composite.
In a way, it just seemed to highlight our powerlessness.
So: More to come.
For now, well leave you with some early praise by none other than Stephen King.
