{"product_id":"this-little-family-paperback","title":"This Little Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eInès Bayard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdriana Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best International Crime Novel of the Year by \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAN ASTONISHING DEBUT. THE NEXT BEST READ FOR FANS OF \u003ci\u003eMY DARK VANESSA\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis striking debut novel inhabits the mind of a young married woman driven to extremes by disgust and dread in the aftermath of a rape.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarie 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a first novel of extraordinary power and depth, In s Bayard exposes disturbing truths about how society sees women and how women see themselves in turn.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInès Bayard\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Toulouse, France, in 1991. She lived and studied in Paris for several years before relocating in 2017 to Berlin, where she is currently based. \u003ci\u003eThis Little Family\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Hunter \u003c\/b\u003estudied French and Drama at the University of London. She has translated more than eighty books, including Véronique Olmi's \u003ci\u003eBakhita\u003c\/i\u003e and Hervé Le Tellier's \u003ci\u003eEléctrico W\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the French-American Foundation's 2013 Translation Prize in Fiction. She lives in Kent, England.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769584976160,"sku":"9781892746870","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/41710ab2b600fd5d74924a1d13abd2bc.webp?v=1780351302","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-little-family-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}