The Lotus Eaters
Published on 1. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-74379-569-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
South Yarra
Australia
Illustrations
Word count: 87,976
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74379-569-9 (9781743795699)
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Person
Emily Clements is a 26-year-old writer based in Melbourne, Australia, whose fiction and non-fiction work, published in literary magazines, has been shortlisted and nominated for multiple awards. She is a former editor for Voiceworks, helping facilitate literary engagement in young people. The Lotus Eaters is her first book.