Name: The Second Woman von Louise Mey
SKU: 9781782277170
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The Second Woman Zusammenfassung

The Second Woman Louise Mey

This is his home, and she always asks, despite the bowl decorated with her name in the breakfast cupboard, her shoes in the hallway. She doesn't dare say 'our home, my home.' Sandrine knows she is unlovable. So when Monsieur Langlois makes space for her in his heart and in his home, she feels certain she has found someone to hold on to. When his first wife shows up one day with accusations of abuse, she ignores them. Just as she ignores the way he's starting to look at her, and the way she always feels like she is walking on eggshells. But the atmosphere is starting to suffocate her - and soon Sandrine realises that she desperately needs to find a way out. ---- READERS LOVE THE SECOND WOMAN 'Creepy, paranoid, dark, compelling and very moving' ***** 'The Second Woman is absolutely phenomenal. A chilling, intense thriller, which circles around domestic abuse and controlling relationships' ***** 'This novel had me gripped from the very first page and I couldn't put it down, losing sleep to try and finish it... It was unpredictable and the suspense had me on the edge of my seat' ***** 'It was definitely a five-star knock-out...' *****

The Second Woman Bewertungen

'A brutal and brilliant portrayal of psychological violence and female strength. In a genre that thrives on the mistreatment of women, Mey shows us the other side of the coin' - Anna Bailey, author of 'Tall Bones'

'An astonishingly immersive and chilling account of how abusive relationships form, and then escalate. Beautifully wrought, this is an important, psychologically astute novel which is deeply disturbing and profoundly real. It has the power of a psychic haunting, lingering long in the mind after you finish reading it' - Lisa Harding, author of 'Bright Burning Things'

'Louise Mey's The Second Woman smashes the Gothic trope of the first wife who haunts the second, literally returning her from the dead-along with memories of all that she has endured. An in-depth examination of women and their bodies, of violence and manipulation, Mey's work transcends an ordinary psychological thriller, ultimately providing a portrayal of domestic violence that is at once both difficult to look at and away from' - Christine Mangan, author of 'Tangerine'

'Brutal and brilliant, The Second Woman is a razor-sharp dissection of the dynamics of coercive control. Louise Mey's elegant prose paints a picture that is frightening and uncompromising, yet tinged with hope for a new and better world' - Jessica Moor, author of 'Keeper'

'An intense, disturbing read in which Mey slowly reveals the insidious nature of emotionally abusive relationships. . . Dark, suspenseful and beautifully written, The Second Woman is a masterful depiction of coercive control and its far-reaching impact. An important book to be out in the world' - Debbie Howells, Sunday Times bestselling author of 'The Bones of You'

Über Louise Mey

LOUISE MEY is a Paris-based author of contemporary noir novels dealing with themes of domestic and sexual violence, and harassment, often with a feminist slant. The Second Woman is her fourth novel, and the first to be translated into English. LOUISE ROGERS LALAURIE is a writer and translator from French, including Frederic Dard's The King of Fools and The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths by Olivier Barde-Cabucon, 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.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR012695949

ISBN 13

9781782277170

ISBN 10

178227717X

Titel

The Second Woman Louise Mey

Autor

Louise Mey

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Pushkin Press

Datum

2022-10-06

Anzahl der Seiten

304

Preise

N/A

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