2021, pp. 480, $ 18.00 Region: France Book collection: World Noir
From the author of the “wonderfully ingenious” (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review) novel After The Crash comes a brilliant work of deception that dives deep into the psyche of a child and cruel game of manipulating a person’s memory.
Anna Gavalda, France’s best-selling female author, has composed a moving tribute to those among us who choose to confront our vulnerabilities and admit our weaknesses.
This heartwarming story is about two unlikely friends who give each other the courage to do what they never thought possible. Through their trials and tribulations, they realize that they can always rely on each other to be there.
Best-selling and beloved Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami ( The Nakano Thrift Shop) tells the story of an enigmatic man through the voices of ten remarkable women who have loved him.
When Adélaïde’s parents find her mute and unable to explain why she is crying, they bring her to the police station and file a complaint against “X” for sexual assault. Adélaïde grows up without showing any outward signs of damage.
WINNER OF THE CAMPIELLO PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 TRANSLATED BOOK AWARDS A 2019 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ( Kirkus Reviews ・ Washington Post ・ Dallas Morning News) A pitch-perfect rendering in English by Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante’s translator. “I...
A 2018 Betty Trask Award Winner. Beth has done something awful. Something that has led to her arrest. Something that has convinced her she is a fundamentally bad person.