From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club Pick No and Me. Adults are as lost as the children they should be protecting, in this compelling exploration of the destructive secrets and loyalties that are kept behind closed doors
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.
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
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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 *
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