Delphine de Vigan is the prize-winning author of bestselling No and Me, which was a Richard & Judy selection in Britain, Nothing Holds Back the Night, Underground Time and Based on a True Story. She lives in Paris. George Miller is the translator into English of all four of Delphine de Vigan's titles. He is also a regular translator for Le Monde diplomatique's English-language edition.
The latest literary sensation * Daily Telegraph * Delphine de Vigan coils these stories together in a taut, intense novel of secrets, lies and the unknowable depths of others * Tatler * Delphine de Vigan's dark family thrillers are a cult sensation * i Weekend * One of the finest writers of psychological fiction in France today * France Magazine * Short and achingly affecting * Saga Magazine * De Vigan's sure grasp of the trauma that comes with abuse and the horrible dilemmas that build up around seeking help make this noteworthy fiction * i * It's a deceptively simple novel, an impression enhanced by the unfussy prose, shorn of literary flourish or artifice, but a powerful, thought-provoking one * Country & Town House * Frighteningly honest, precise and thrilling * Observer * The novel casts a spell of enchantment ... Utterly brilliant * Spectator *