Summary
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
A Herald’s Best Summer Book
“An unusual and accomplished first novel … moves in intriguing leaps and twists.” - Economist
“Gorgeous” - New York Times
“Grapples with the complexity of familial love.” - Marie Claire
French teenager Margot is the illegitimate daughter of a prominent stage actress and an influential politician. The comings and goi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529384673 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529384672 |
| Author: | Sanaë Lemoine |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 140mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
An unusual and accomplished first novel … moves in intriguing leaps and twists. - Economist
Subtle, beautiful, serious. - Karen RussellA stunning debut, simmering with tension and sensuality. This jewel of a novel examines the in-between spaces in life… . A mesmerizing story by an important new voice. - Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave MeGorgeous … very French… in lush, lyrical prose that perfectly captures the heightened emotion and confusion of being a young woman with a bruised heart and limited experience … It asks the ultimate question about this most complicated of relationships: What will a mother do for her child? - Sarah Lyall, The New YorkAnother coming-of-age tale… about the lasting effects of deceit and betrayal. - HeraldMissing Paris? Look no further than this atmospheric coming-of-age tale … - I NewsAbout The Author
Sanaë Lemoine
Sanae Lemoine was born in Paris to a Japanese mother and French father and raised in France and Australia. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and her MFA at Columbia University. She now lives in New York.
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