Cécile Desprairies

'In her debut novel, a historian of Vichy France tackles her family's real-life collaboration during the Second World War' - New Yorker Best Books of the YearIn a grand Paris apartment, a young girl attends gatherings regularly organised by her mother. They talk about clothes and exchange the day's gossip, but the mood grows dark when they start to talk...

Astounding ... A haunting tale of guilt The Telegraph, Five Star Review An unforgettable portrait of a singular woman and her frenzied efforts to launder her unsavoury past Literary Review A harrowing but elegantly constructed rot-riddled family romance Financial Times Devastatingly effective The Times In her debut novel, a historian of Vichy France tackles her family's real-life collaboration during the...