Author: leilaslimani

“Fascinating . . . Adèle has glanced at the covenant of modern womanhood–the idea that you can have it all or should at least die trying–and detonated it.” –The New York Times Book Review“[A] fierce, uncanny thunderbolt of a book.” –Entertainment WeeklyFrom the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny–one of the 10 Best Books of the Year of The New York Times Book Review–as well as Sex and … New York Times Book Review–as well as Sex and Lies and In the Country of Others, her prizewinning novel about a sex-addicted woman in ParisShe wants only one thing: to be…

“Extraordinary” (The New Yorker): Myriam and her husband can’t believe their luck when they hire nanny Louise, who is discreet, hardworking, and devoted. But soon, their quiet family life is destroyed. “You read the entire novel knowing something terrible is coming… Slimani has us in her thrall” (Roxane Gay).