by Leïla Slimani · FABER ET FABER · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571337545
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«Lullaby» is the psychological suspense novel by Leïla Slimani, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (224 pages, in English).
When lawyer Myriam decides to return to work, she and her husband hire Louise to look after their children in their Paris flat. The nanny seems perfect: discreet, efficient and devoted. The growing dependence between the family and Louise awakens jealousy, resentment and suspicion that turn cohabitation into a dangerous game.
Novel translated into English by Sam Taylor, winner of the Prix Goncourt and chosen by BBC2's book club «Between the Covers».
For readers of psychological thrillers interested in class conflicts and motherhood portrayed with narrative tension.
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.
