Literary Fiction
A haunting tale of a teenage girl’s abusive relationship with her teacher, exploring consent and trauma.
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A haunting tale of a teenage girl’s abusive relationship with her teacher, exploring consent and trauma.
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"2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher. 2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self w...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Frequent sexual scenes between a teen and adult; explicit but not gratuitous. Grooming and sexual abuse by a teacher.
Violence & gore
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Minimal physical violence; focus is on emotional harm.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language in emotional contexts.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol; not central to the story.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical elements present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Themes of power dynamics and cultural shifts around consent.
Self-harm / suicide
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Some ideation and emotional distress related to trauma.
Abuse & suffering
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Graphic depiction of child abuse and long-term emotional suffering. Grooming and sexual abuse by a teacher.
Other
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