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Title details for In the Country of Others by Leila Slimani - Available

In the Country of Others

A Novel

by Leila Slimani
Sam Taylor
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The award-winning, #1 internationally bestselling new novel by the author of The Perfect Nanny that “lays bare women’s intimate, lacerating experience of war” (The New York Times Book Review)
After World War II, Mathilde leaves France for Morocco to be with her husband, whom she met while he was fighting for the French army. A spirited young woman, she now finds herself a farmer’s wife, her vitality sapped by the isolation, the harsh climate, and the mistrust she inspires as a foreigner. But she refuses to be subjugated or confined to her role as mother of a growing family. As tensions mount between the Moroccans and the French colonists, Mathilde’s fierce desire for autonomy parallels her adopted country’s fight for independence in this lush and transporting novel about race, resilience, and women’s empowerment.

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  • Release date

    August 10, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9780593410882
      • File size: 263978 KB
      • Duration: 09:09:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Lara Sawalha transports listeners to post-WWII Morocco in celebrated Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani's mesmerizing historical novel. It's the first in a trilogy and was inspired by the author's maternal grandparents. Sawalha has a pleasing voice, clear and softly accented, but it's her unhurried pacing, splendid evocation of settings and atmosphere, and exquisite phrasing that draw listeners into this story of dislocation, colonization, and family and societal expectations. The story centers on Mathilde, a young, white French woman who moves from Alsace to Morocco after marrying Amine, a Moroccan soldier. The narrative is episodic, moving from Mathilde and Amine to their family and community members, creating a complex picture of Moroccan society at this time. M.J. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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