The Lotus Eaters A Memoir

Delicately interweaving the past and present, The Lotus Eaters is a sharply written story of self-redemption from an exciting young voice in Australian memoir that dissects the patterns of blame and shame women can form around their bodies and relationships. Since childhood, Emily Clements' sense of self had always been shaped by the opinions of others and her need to be liked.  When a standoff with her best friend sees nineteen-year-old Emily stranded in Vietnam, she is alone for the first time and adrift in a new environment. With seemingly nothing to lose, she makes the biggest decision of her life - to stay. But Emily's attempts to bridge a yawning loneliness spur a downward spiral of recklessness, as she hurtles from one sexual encounter to the next. It will take a truly terrifying experience for her to understand that sex is both a weapon and a wound in her battle for self-worth and empowerment.  

ISBN:	9781743795699
Publisher:	Hardie Grant Books
Imprint:	Hardie Grant Books
Published date:	28 May 2020
Language:	English
Number of pages:	313
Weight:	426g
Height:	154mm
Width:	233mm
Spine width:	27mm

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