· Kate Walbert, author of 'His Favorites', gets this The story shows the danger of being the favorite A young person not yet aware their power is made to feel special—then it’s too www.doorway.ru: Lucy Feldman. Kate Walbert’s recent book, His Favorites, is a compact page novella that seems to be a direct outgrowth of the #MeToo movement, a work consciously addressed to women who have experienced sexual abuse from those in power over them. But linking the book to current events does an injustice to the artistry of this exquisitely constructed work. Ms. Walbert embeds her story of sexual exploitation in . His Favorites by Kate Walbert is a novel best read with as little knowledge about it as possible. The book begins with fifteen-year-old Jo hanging out with her two best friends one night, when they decide to steal a golf cart and go joy-riding around the course/5.
HARDBACK. SIGNED. HIS FAVORITES by Kate Walbert (). SIGNED, Dated, (), and NYC written to the title page by the author. Brand New and Never owned. This is a First Edition, First Printing copy as stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket is in Brand New condition with no issues. HIS FAVORITES. An acclaimed American author looks at sexual abuse. On a warm summer night in the s, teenage Jo convinces her two best friends, Carly and Stephanie, to steal a golf cart at the country club and go for a drunken joy ride. Jo is behind the wheel, so she is the one responsible when an accident leaves Stephanie dead. By Kate Walbert. pp. Scribner. $ "This is not a story I've told before" is how "His Favorites" begins — a caveat, but also a statement that binds its narrator, Jo, into a larger.
Kate Walbert’s recent book, His Favorites, is a compact page novella that seems to be a direct outgrowth of the #MeToo movement, a work consciously addressed to women who have experienced sexual abuse from those in power over them. But linking the book to current events does an injustice to the artistry of this exquisitely constructed work. Ms. Walbert embeds her story of sexual exploitation in adolescence and focuses on a teenager who is abused by her popular English teacher in a. “With sparse, lyrical language, author of His Favorites, Kate Walbert, shines a light on women’s rights as she tells us about Jo’s tragic and unsettling experiences This is an important book for all to read – life is not always easy but we must all lift each other up, protect one another and stand up for our rights and others. While Kate Walbert's His Favorites takes place in the late s, the novel's initial release in August was perfectly aligned to contemporary events, as stories about men in positions of power sexually harassing and assaulting women were breaking on a near daily basis. Certainly this was not a new phenomenon, and while the #MeToo movement gained traction in response to these abuses of power beginning in , this powerful two-word phrase was actually conceived in by an activist.
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