Description
What happens when adults are as lost as the children they're supposed to be protecting? From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club Pick No and Me
About the Author
Delphine de Vigan is the prize-winning author of bestselling No and Me, which was a Richard & Judy selection in Britain, Nothing Holds Back the Night, Underground Time and Based on a True Story. She lives in Paris. George Miller is the translator into English of all four of Delphine de Vigan's titles. He is also a regular translator for Le Monde diplomatique's English-language edition.
Reviews
The latest literary sensation * Daily Telegraph *
Delphine de Vigan coils these stories together in a taut, intense novel of secrets, lies and the unknowable depths of others * Tatler *
Delphine de Vigan's dark family thrillers are a cult sensation * i Weekend *
One of the finest writers of psychological fiction in France today * France Magazine *
Short and achingly affecting * Saga Magazine *
De Vigan's sure grasp of the trauma that comes with abuse and the horrible dilemmas that build up around seeking help make this noteworthy fiction * i *
It's a deceptively simple novel, an impression enhanced by the unfussy prose, shorn of literary flourish or artifice, but a powerful, thought-provoking one * Country & Town House *
Frighteningly honest, precise and thrilling -- Praise for 'Based on a True Story', Julie Myerson * Observer *
The novel casts a spell of enchantment ... Utterly brilliant -- Praise for 'Based on a True Story' * Spectator *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526602015
Author Delphine de Vigan
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 142g