The Ages of Lulu
Almudena Grandes
‘Set in Madrid, this luridly inventive first novel strives to shock…The story follows the sexual awakening of narrator Lulu, seduced at age fifteen by an old family friend, Pablo, who poses as her guardian and then as her father, and who ultimately marries her. Echoes of Sade and The Story of O abound as Lulu has sex with her schoolmistress; enjoys a threesome with Pablo and a transvestite; obsessively beds homosexual men; is blindfolded, tied down and gang-raped; and then is raped by her brother Marcelo.’ Publishers Weekly
Praise for The Ages of Lulu:
‘The Ages of Lulu is not pornography. Grandes can write and in terms of both narrative and style she never takes the soft option.’
Age
'The writing is first rate. Dazzling but controlled.’
Big Issue
‘Intensely erotic…a powerful essay into the darker side of female sexuality.’
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Almudena Grandes
Almudena Grandes is one of Spain's top-selling authors. Her first book, The Ages of Lulu, sold over a million copies worldwide and was translated into 21 languages. She has won several prizes including the Crisol Readers Prize which is awarded directly by customers' … »
