The Margot Affair

An engaging examination of youth, age and cruelty. A stimulating and provocative read. * <i>Irish Times</i> * Undoubtedly one of the top literary fiction reads of the summer, this brilliant debut, touted as a 'coming of age' novel, is a wonderful study of the mother-daughter relationship. * <i>Women's Weekly</i> * Another coming-of-age tale... about the lasting effects of deceit and betrayal. * <i>Herald</i> * Subtle, beautiful, serious. * Karen Russell, author of <i>Swamplandia</i> * A raw, honest account of the tenderness and cruelty that lurks between mothers and daughters. Lemoine illuminates the ways in which violence and care are strung through generations like nerves and sinews. A brave portrayal of love in all of its complexities that questions whether we should endeavour to hold onto the people we love, or whether we should let them go. * Jessica Andrews, author of <i>Saltwater</i> * Drumming with tension, The Margot Affair grapples with the complexity of familial love. * <i>Marie Claire</i> * Deftly crafted, thoughtfully observed, this absorbing coming-of-age novel explores the tense and complex relationship between Anouk and Margot, the notions of family and motherhood, deceit and betrayal. * Fanny Blake, <i>Daily Mail</i> * Gorgeous . . . very French. . . in lush, lyrical prose that perfectly captures the heightened emotion and confusion of being a young woman with a bruised heart and limited experience . . . It asks the ultimate question about this most complicated of relationships: What will a mother do for her child? * Sarah Lyall, <i>New York Times</i> * Missing Paris? Look no further than this atmospheric coming-of-age tale . . . * I News * Absorbing... The emotional mapping of the novel is intricate and precise... Lemoine captures with painful accuracy the clumsy ignorance of adolescence. * <i>Financial Times</i> * An unusual and accomplished first novel . . . moves in intriguing leaps and twists. * <i>Economist</i> *