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Gemma (Syren $15.95 U.S.)
Anyone who can resist the lure of Hollywood in favour of parenthood deserves some respect, so hats off to Meg Tilly for turning her back on a Golden Globe-winning career and returning to live in B.C. in 1994.
Rather than be known for her roles in movies such as The Big Chill and Agnes of God, nowadays Tilly would prefer some credit for writing a riveting and explicit novel, Gemma (Syren $15.95 U.S.), about the abduction and sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl. Due in October, Gemma explores the dynamics between a sexual predator and his prey whose resilience has already been tested by abuse suffered at the hands of her alcoholic mother's boyfriend.
Nabokov's Lolita was never so bold. All-too-believable, Gemma relates a cross-country journey made by low-life kidnapper Hazen Wood with his captive, Gemma Sullivan. Wood is captured halfway through the book. After a miscarriage, Gemma must find the courage to speak out against her abuser in a Chicago trial.
This adult story contains graphic scenes of sexual and physical violence, including a rape scene with the heroine clutching her teddy bear. Among those acknowledged by Tilly for their support are film director Mike Nichols and the Vancouver Young Adults Kidsbooks book club.
0-929636-61-9
[BCBW 2006] "Kidlit"
Rather than be known for her roles in movies such as The Big Chill and Agnes of God, nowadays Tilly would prefer some credit for writing a riveting and explicit novel, Gemma (Syren $15.95 U.S.), about the abduction and sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl. Due in October, Gemma explores the dynamics between a sexual predator and his prey whose resilience has already been tested by abuse suffered at the hands of her alcoholic mother's boyfriend.
Nabokov's Lolita was never so bold. All-too-believable, Gemma relates a cross-country journey made by low-life kidnapper Hazen Wood with his captive, Gemma Sullivan. Wood is captured halfway through the book. After a miscarriage, Gemma must find the courage to speak out against her abuser in a Chicago trial.
This adult story contains graphic scenes of sexual and physical violence, including a rape scene with the heroine clutching her teddy bear. Among those acknowledged by Tilly for their support are film director Mike Nichols and the Vancouver Young Adults Kidsbooks book club.
0-929636-61-9
[BCBW 2006] "Kidlit"
Submitted on September 7, 2006 in By David.
