'Driven by Tens’: Obsession and cognitive difference in Toni Jordan’s romantic comedy Addition

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'Driven by Tens’: Obsession and cognitive difference in Toni Jordan’s romantic comedy Addition

This article explores how contemporary romance can represent cognitive disability through a critical analysis of the representation of cognitive difference in the romantic comedy Addition by Australian author Toni Jordan. I argue that the novel presents a non-stereotypical representation of a protag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Robertson, Rachel
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Intellect Ltd 2014
Subjects:	obsession cognitive difference disability OCD romance popular fiction
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7473

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