'Engrossing.' Mail on Sunday
'A powerful and compelling family saga.' CHRISTINE MANGAN
'Beautifully atmospheric.' Financial Times
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LULLABY
Morocco, 1968. The air is electric. Anything feels possible, and Mathilde is determined to celebrate it. Doesn't she have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating her best years to the war and then to this farm?
Looking out at her elegant garden, Mathilde reflects on all she has achieved. Now in a newly independent country intoxicated by its own sense of freedom, she yearns for a radiant future.
But her babies are now grown up, and Mathilde is about to learn that life can take wild and unexpected turns.
Acclaim for The Country of Others:
'A panoramic, ambitious tale.' The Times
'Exceptional.' SALMAN RUSHDIE
'Captivating.' Elle
' I loved it and didn't want it to end.' CLAIRE MESSUD
'As wild and lush as a wildflower meadow.' Observer
About the Author
Leïla Slimani is the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, which she won for Lullaby. A journalist and frequent commentator on women's and human rights, she is French president Emmanuel Macron's personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture. Leïla is also the chair of the International Booker Prize 2023 judging panel. Born in Rabat, Morocco,in 1981, she lives in Portugal.
Sam Taylor is a novelist and literary translator. His previous novels have reached an international audience, and his award-winning translations include works by Laurent Binet, Leïla Slimani and Marcel Proust. Born in England, Sam was a writer and editor at The Observer before moving to France.He now lives in the United States with his family.
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