Sans Moi

Proof copy. 8vo. Pp. [iv], 220. Blue-grey printed wraps.

Translated from the French by Will Hobson. Author's first novel, originally published by Éditions de l'Olivier/Le Seuil in 1998. Winner of the 2005 Prix Médicis for her book, La vie sauve.

A divorced single mother employs a recovering drug-addict and sometime prostitute to care for her two children. [Yes, really!]. An exploration of the nature of friendship and the complicated dynamics of learning how to love and be loved. A best-seller in France, where it has sold over 120,000 copies, the book was adapted for the big screen by director Olivier Panchot in 2007, starring Clémence Poésy, Yaël Abecassis, and Eric Ruf. "A beguiling, triumphant novel, defiant of the gravity of its subject matter." –James Urquhart, The Independent (London)