The Margot Affair: A Novel

ISBN-13: 9781984854452 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 352 str.

Sanae Lemoine

Recenzje

A diary and a page-turner and a masterful debut, all at once. Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling

Gorgeous . . . very French. . . in lush, lyrical prose that perfectly captures the heightened emotion and confusion of being a young woman with a bruised heart and limited experience. Though the book seems to be about an absent father, it s more about a tricky mother, and about motherhood in general. It asks the ultimate question about this most complicated of relationships: What will a mother do for her child? Sarah Lyall, The New York Times (Daily Review)

"Drumming with tension, The Margot Affair grapples with the complexity of familial love." Marie Claire 
 
[A] perfect mix of literary and entertaining . . . This is one of those books that you didn t know you needed until you read the first few pages and you go: oh, I m home. LitHub

Unusual and accomplished . . .  Ms. Lemoine s story moves in intriguing leaps and twists until her real subject is revealed. . . . Using clever anecdotes, nods to French cinema and allusions to Bonjour Tristesse, Françoise Sagan s classic coming-of-age tale, the novel asks what exactly makes a good mother. . . . Good novels can supply insights into other cultures, and, for outsiders, one of this book s pleasures is the glimpse it affords into French mores and habits. . . . Here she lifts the window slats not just on the covert behavior of consenting adults, but on many facets of bourgeois Parisian life. The Economist
 
. . . one juicy book. It s a commentary about the tolls of secrets and power and will make you feel like you re sitting in a Parisian café the whole time. The Skimm

Subtle, beautiful, serious. Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!

A deeply immersive novel about the ways in which your family may fail you . . . Written in graceful prose carrying clairvoyant insights, its wisdom stayed with me. Ling Ma, author of Severance

A stunning debut, simmering with tension and sensuality. This jewel of a novel examines the in-between spaces in life. . . . A mesmerizing story by an important new voice. Crystal Hana Kim, author of If You Leave Me   

Astonishing . . . Sanaë Lemoine is fearless and almost unbearably tender in her exploration of all the ways we both exalt and wound one another. Stacey D Erasmo, author of Wonderland 

An extraordinary, gorgeous novel . . . With exquisite precision and insight, The Margot Affair builds to an unexpected heat. Idra Novey, author of Those Who Knew

Poised, coolly beguiling, and deeply compelling, Lemoine s debut casts a powerful spell. Hermione Hoby, author of Neon in Daylight
 
A brave portrayal of love in all of its complexities." Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater

Powerful and affecting . . . truly exceptional. Rivka Galchen, author of Little Labors

O autorze

Sanaë Lemoine was born in Paris to a Japanese mother and French father, and raised in France and Australia. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her MFA at Columbia University. She now lives in New York.