Böcker av Emily Clements

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