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The Kiss
The Kiss
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Exquisitely and hypnotically written, like a terrifying dream, The Kiss will literally take your breath away, for the power and beauty of its creation, and for the shocking truth it reveals, a story both of taboo and of family complicity in breaking taboo.
Kathryn Harrison was six months old when her father left the family, yet in his absence, this lost father haunted her youth. When Kathryn is in college, her father comes back for a bizarre family reunion - and an affair begins with a kiss, a descent into a maelstrom, during which Kathryn Harrison nearly loses her sanity and her life.
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Intensely provocative memoir of forbidden family love.
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Who is this book for?
If you're drawn to stories that explore the darker corners of human emotion and taboo, this memoir will hold you spellbound. Harrison’s lyrical and haunting style captures your attention from the first page, offering a raw and uncompromising look at a complex, disturbing family dynamic. It's an unflinching look at the power of secrets and the human capacity for self-destruction.