Waiting On Wednesday .... The Real Lolita

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

In keep with this week's theme I decided to pick a book that fits into the true crime genre. My pick this week is  The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman

Here is the Goodreads synopsis 

A gripping true-crime investigation of the 1948 abduction of Sally Horner and how it inspired Vladimir Nabokov’s classic novel, Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is one of the most beloved and notorious novels of all time. And yet very few of its readers know that the subject of the novel was inspired by a real-life case: the 1948 abduction of eleven-year-old Sally Horner.

Weaving together suspenseful crime narrative, cultural and social history, and literary investigation, The Real Lolita tells Sally Horner’s full story for the very first time. Drawing upon extensive investigations, legal documents, public records, and interviews with remaining relatives, Sarah Weinman uncovers how much Nabokov knew of the Sally Horner case and the efforts he took to disguise that knowledge during the process of writing and publishing Lolita.

Sally Horner’s story echoes the stories of countless girls and women who never had the chance to speak for themselves. By diving deeper in the publication history of Lolita and restoring Sally to her rightful place in the lore of the novel’s creation, The Real Lolita casts a new light on the dark inspiration for a modern classic.

I was not aware that there was a real kidnapping that inspired Lolita. so this immediately caught my eye. I am excited that it is written by a woman and hope that this means it'll be handled with care and respect for the victim.

This one comes out in November, so it is a bit of wait for this one, but there are plenty of true crime books to devour in the meantime.

Expected release date - November 13, 2018