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People Like Them (häftad, eng)
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER IN TRANSLATION‘Disturbing and powerful … I loved it’ - Leïla Slimani, author of Lullaby<...
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER IN TRANSLATION‘Disturbing and powerful … I loved it’ - Leïla Slimani, author of Lullaby''Icy and chilling... In sharply drawn sentences, Sedira summons the beauty of a small French village, and the shocking acts of the people inside it'' - Flynn Berry, author of the Reese Whitherspoon Book Club pick, Northern SpyYou sprinted all the way to the river.
What were you running from?Anna and Constant Guillot and their two daughters live in the peaceful, remote mountain village of Carmac. Everyone in Carmac knows each other, leading simple lives mostly unaffected by the outside world – that is until Bakary and Sylvia Langlois arrive with their three children.The new family’s impressive chalet and expensive cars are in stark contrast with the modesty of those of their neighbours, yet despite their initial differences, the Langlois and the Guillots form an uneasy friendship.
But when both families come under financial strain, the underlying class and racial tensions of their relationship reach breaking point, culminating in act of abhorrent violence.With piercing psychological insight and gripping storytelling, People Like Them asks the questions: How could a seemingly ordinary person commit the most extraordinary crime? And how could their loved ones ever come to terms with what they''d done?Lullaby meets Little Fires Everywhere, this intense, suspenseful prize-winning novel explores the darker side of human nature - and the terrible things people are capable of.*Winner of the Prix Eugène Dabit*
What were you running from?Anna and Constant Guillot and their two daughters live in the peaceful, remote mountain village of Carmac. Everyone in Carmac knows each other, leading simple lives mostly unaffected by the outside world – that is until Bakary and Sylvia Langlois arrive with their three children.The new family’s impressive chalet and expensive cars are in stark contrast with the modesty of those of their neighbours, yet despite their initial differences, the Langlois and the Guillots form an uneasy friendship.
But when both families come under financial strain, the underlying class and racial tensions of their relationship reach breaking point, culminating in act of abhorrent violence.With piercing psychological insight and gripping storytelling, People Like Them asks the questions: How could a seemingly ordinary person commit the most extraordinary crime? And how could their loved ones ever come to terms with what they''d done?Lullaby meets Little Fires Everywhere, this intense, suspenseful prize-winning novel explores the darker side of human nature - and the terrible things people are capable of.*Winner of the Prix Eugène Dabit*
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 192 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-06-23 |
ISBN | 9781526638595 |
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- Häftad, 192, Engelska, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2022-06-23, 9781526638595
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 192
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-06-23
- ISBN 9781526638595