by Leïla Slimani · Faber And Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571337538
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«Lullaby» is the psychological thriller novel by Leïla Slimani, published by Faber And Faber in paperback (207 pages, in English).
Myriam and Paul, a well-off couple in Paris, hire Louise as a nanny for their two children. The woman seems perfect and soon becomes indispensable, but living together gradually breeds jealousy, resentment and suspicions that end up shattering the apparent harmony.
The original French work, «Chanson douce», won the Prix Goncourt; this edition is its English translation by Sam Taylor.
The book is aimed at readers of contemporary fiction and psychological suspense.
Leïla Slimani is a French-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president Emmanuel Macron to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In 2016, she was awarded the Prix Goncourt for her novel Chanson douce.
