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The Shame Addict

By Anonymous Anonymous
Series: Oxygen Thief Diaries
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Shame is an acquired taste. Nobody knows this better than the young anonymous narrator subjected to repeated instances of sexual abuse, parental beatings and gleefully administered psychological cruelty. After some formative missteps in Zambia and France, he arrives in London where he finds the perfect enabler... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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'Anonymous' delves into his traumatic past in this prequel to the bestselling Diary of an Oxygen Thief

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Shame is an acquired taste. Nobody knows this better than the young anonymous narrator subjected to repeated instances of sexual abuse, parental beatings and gleefully administered psychological cruelty.

After some formative missteps in Zambia and France, he arrives in London where he finds the perfect enabler for his shame habit: a career in advertising.

Brilliant, depraved and unexpectedly sophisticated, The Shame Addict shocks and seduces as we witness the manufacture and installation of one of the most prominent self-destruct buttons ever featured in modern fiction.

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  • The Shame Addict
    The Shame Addict
    Shame is an acquired taste. Nobody knows this better than the young anonymous narrator subjected to repeated instances of sexual abuse, parental beatings and gleefully administered psychological cruelty. After some formative missteps in Zambia and France, he arrives in London where he finds the perfect enabler for his shame habit: a career in advertising. Brilliant, depraved and unexpectedly sophisticated, The...
    By Anonymous Anonymous
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472161376

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Corsair

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 208

Collections

Anonymous Anonymous Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Oxygen Thief Diaries

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Anonymous is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of an Oxygen Thief, Chameleon in a Candy Store, and Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs.

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