Bibliograph

This little family, a novel, Inès Bayard ; translated from the French by Adriana Hunter

Type

Label

This little family, a novel, Inès Bayard ; translated from the French by Adriana Hunter

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

This little family

Oclc number

1120956501

Responsibility statement

Inès Bayard ; translated from the French by Adriana Hunter

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"This astonishing debut inhabits the mind of a young married woman driven to extremes by disgust and dread in the aftermath of a rape. Marie and Laurent, a young, affluent couple, have settled into their large Paris apartment and decide to start trying for a baby. This picture-perfect existence is shattered when Marie is assaulted by her new boss. Deeply shaken by the attack, she discovers she is pregnant, and is convinced her rapist is the father. Marie closes herself off in a destructive silence, ultimately leading her to commit an irreparable act. In a first novel of extraordinary power and depth, Inès Bayard exposes disturbing truths about how society sees women and how women see themselves in turn"--Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification