Prized Possessions [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Avery Corman (Author), Jean Reed Bahle (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1991

As he did in "Kramer vs. Kramer," Avery Corman has again put his finger on the dramatic subject that cuts to the heart of every American's immediate concern. Here, against the backdrop of Manhattan careers, country houses, and children whose futures are limited only by their parents' checkbooks, Corman introduces Elizabeth Mason, a beautiful, spirited teenager who is raped during her first week of college by the star of the school tennis team.

Her gradual recovery, the pain and guilt that threaten her parents' marriage, the dramatic courtroom scenes, and the family's eventual transformation, create a story of a "perfect family" caught in a crisis right from today's headlines.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Date rape's impact on a naive college freshman, her parents and a college tennis star are explored in this tense, disturbing look at the nature of consent and the negative ways society views female sexuality. Author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The Bookcassette® format is a special recording technique developed as a means of condensing the full, unabridged audio text of a book to record it on fewer tapes. In order to listen to these tapes, you will need a cassette player with balance control to adjust left/right speaker output. Special adaptors to allow these tapes to be played on any cassette player are available through the publisher or some US retail electronics stores. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Unabridged Library Edition; Library edition (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561000728
• ISBN-13: 978-1561000722
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,075,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, more please, April 16, 1999

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This review is from: Prized Possessions (Paperback)

Avery Gorman's book is about a girl who is date raped and her fight to regain her soul. It raises an important question about our whole approach to sexual morality. In our society it is increasingly suggested that we should by sexually desirable and experienced in order to be popular and happy, and that our qualities be publically and even aggressively transmitted. Sex comes first, then, possibily, respect, love, commitment. I suggest this is all back to front. ANY sexual encounter can lead to rape. If we viewd relationships differently, that truly fulfilling sex only follows after respect, love and commitment, there would be no date-rape. This is NOT to say that a girl who is date-raped was "asking" for it: there is no excuse for aggressive assault. But young people need to be educated to realize that true relationships develop from character rather than physical attraction and that true popularity wuill come from maintaining that stand.