
Exposure
A Novel
Kathryn Harrison(Author)
Random House Trade Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 11. July 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8129-7359-4 (ISBN)
Description
"Luminous and affecting . . . [Exposure] examines the often fine line between art and abuse. . . . Taut in plot, beautifully realistic, and intelligently disturbing.”
-Harper's Bazaar
Ann Rogers appears to be a happily married, successful young woman. A talented photographer, she creates happy memories for others, videotaping weddings, splicing together scenes of smiling faces, editing out awkward moments. But she cannot edit her own memories so easily-images of a childhood spent as her father's model and muse, the subject of his celebrated series of controversial photographs. To cope, Ann slips into a secret life of shame and vice. But when the Museum of Modern Art announces a retrospective of her father's shocking portraits, Ann finds herself teetering on the edge of self-destruction, desperately trying to escape the psychological maelstrom that threatens to consume her.
"Astounding . . . told in prose as multifaceted as a diamond, crystalline and mesmerizing. 'Remarkable' hardly goes far enough.”
-Cosmopolitan
"Impossible to put down . . . Kathryn Harrison is an extremely gifted writer, poetic, passionate, and elegant.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
"Exquisite, exhilarating, and harrowing.”
-Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History and The Little Friend
"A breathless urban nightmare not easy to forget. Stark, brilliant, and original work.”
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
-Harper's Bazaar
Ann Rogers appears to be a happily married, successful young woman. A talented photographer, she creates happy memories for others, videotaping weddings, splicing together scenes of smiling faces, editing out awkward moments. But she cannot edit her own memories so easily-images of a childhood spent as her father's model and muse, the subject of his celebrated series of controversial photographs. To cope, Ann slips into a secret life of shame and vice. But when the Museum of Modern Art announces a retrospective of her father's shocking portraits, Ann finds herself teetering on the edge of self-destruction, desperately trying to escape the psychological maelstrom that threatens to consume her.
"Astounding . . . told in prose as multifaceted as a diamond, crystalline and mesmerizing. 'Remarkable' hardly goes far enough.”
-Cosmopolitan
"Impossible to put down . . . Kathryn Harrison is an extremely gifted writer, poetic, passionate, and elegant.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
"Exquisite, exhilarating, and harrowing.”
-Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History and The Little Friend
"A breathless urban nightmare not easy to forget. Stark, brilliant, and original work.”
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
273 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8129-7359-4 (9780812973594)
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Person
Kathryn Harrison