{"product_id":"the-second-woman-9781782277170","title":"The Second Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Astonishingly immersive... and beautifully wrought.\" -- Lisa Harding, author of \u003ci\u003eBright Burning Things, \u003c\/i\u003ea READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant portrayal of female strength... In a genre that thrives on the mistreatment of women, Mey shows us the other side.\" --Anna Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe addictive French noir about coercive control and survival that turns on a knife edge--the perfect next read for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Nanny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMissing persons don't always stay that way...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSandrine is unhappy in her body, her house, and her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut none of that matters when she meets her man. He makes room for her, a place in his home, with his son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe cares about where she is, and who she is speaking to. He loves her, intensely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everything would be perfect, if only the first woman--the one from before--would just stay away. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTV RIGHTS SOLD FOR ADAPTATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAISON DE LA PRESSE PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE LANDERNEAU CRIME FICTION PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a high-profile French feminist comes a noir thriller that is both a suspenseful page-turner and fiercely empathetic with victims of domestic control--not to be missed!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOUISE MEY\u003c\/b\u003e is a Paris-based author of contemporary noir novels dealing with themes of domestic and sexual violence, and harassment, often with a feminist slant. \u003ci\u003eThe Second Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is her fourth novel, and the first to be translated into English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLOUISE ROGERS LALAURIE\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator from French, including Frédéric Dard's \u003ci\u003eThe King of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths\u003c\/i\u003e by Olivier Barde-Cabuçon, both published by Pushkin Vertigo. Her work has been shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature and the Crime Writers Association International Dagger.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508151128338,"sku":"9781782277170","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_447306c0-e5ab-4b4f-bb77-9a59a5ffd989.jpg?v=1730873505","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-second-woman-9781782277170","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}