Prix Goncourt-winner Leila Slimani explores power, race, class, motherhood and domesticity. Brilliant Paris lawyer Myriam returns to work, and finds the perfect nanny for she and Paul's two young children, but as the couple's dependence on Louise increases things become fraught with resentment and suspicion. Translated into English by }HHhH{ translator Sam Taylor The number-one bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt - a compulsive, riveting and bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity and motherhood.
