The Margot Affair

The Margot Affair
Sanaee Lemoine
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Paperback
h203 x 132mm - 352pg
2 Mar 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781984854452
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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE The secret daughter of a French politician and a famous actress drops the startling revelation that will shatter her family in this beguiling debut novel of intrigue and betrayal. NAMED ONE OF SUMMER' S BEST BOOKS BY The Skimm - Marie Claire - LitHub - Subway Book Review - Paperback ParisMargot Louve is a secret: the child of a longstanding affair between an influential French politician with presidential ambitions and a prominent stage actress. This hidden family exists in stolen moments in a small Parisian apartment on the Left Bank. It is a house of cards that Margot--fueled by a longing to be seen and heard--decides to tumble. The summer of her seventeenth birthday, she meets the man who will set her plan in motion: a well-regarded journalist whose trust seems surprisingly easy to gain. But as Margot is drawn into an adult world she struggles to comprehend, she learns how one impulsive decision can threaten a family' s love with ruin, shattering the lives of those around her in ways she could never have imagined. Exposing the seams between private lives and public faces, The Margot Affair is a novel of deceit, desire, and transgression--and the exhilarating knife-edge upon which the danger of telling the truth outweighs the cost of keeping secrets.
"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, Francoise 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 cafe 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 . . . Sanae 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
Sanae 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.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781984854452
Published: 2 Mar 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Hogarth Press
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 132mm
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 352

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