A Girl's Story
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A Girl's Story

Annie Ernaux2020
Another masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernaux, the Man Booker International Prize–shortlisted author of The Years. In A Girl’s Story, Annie Ernaux revisits the season fifty years earlier when she found herself overpowered by another’s will and desire. In the summer of 1958, eighteen-year-old Ernaux submits her will to a man’s, and then he moves on, leaving her without a “master,” bereft. Now, fifty years later, she realizes she can obliterate the intervening years and return to consider this young woman that she wanted to forget completely. And to discover that here, submerged in shame, humiliation, and betrayal, but also in self-discovery and self-reliance, lies the origin of her writing life.
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Jan 12, 2024
Profound
Thought provoking
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ella@ellasreadings
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Aug 20, 2024
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Jul 29, 2024
Complex
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kay@lilavocado
4 stars
Dec 31, 2023
Unique
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Contemplative
Unforgettable
Thought provoking
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Kwan Ann Tan@kwananntan
5 stars
Oct 6, 2022

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