North Africa
Morocco
Contemporary
French
Fiction
Opening with the murder of two children by their nanny, the novel unspools backwards to reveal how a Parisian family arrived at catastrophe, a searing examination of class, race, motherhood, and the invisible labor of care.
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Won the Prix Goncourt 2016, France's highest literary prize; international bestseller
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editorial-summarynot primary textOpening with the murder of two children by their nanny, the novel unspools backwards to reveal how a Parisian family arrived at catastrophe, a searing examination of class, race, motherhood, and the invisible labor of care. Won the Prix Goncourt 2016, France's highest literary prize; international bestseller
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