Where does one go afterThe Perfect Nanny?
To a not-so-perfect marriage.
“He is Moroccan; she is French.
Credit: Catherine Helie
He is small, silent, swarthy; she is tall, blond, adventurous.
EW is exclusively revealing the cover for the novel due outAug.
“The lemange represents Aicha, the half-breed child, neither quite lemon nor quite orange.
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It also represents Amine and Mathilde, misunderstood and subject to the hostile glances of others.
The fruit of the lemange is not edible, and has a bitter taste.”
Slimani notes this theme as central to her book’s cover.
“How can you be two things at once?
Are you obliged to choose one side over the other?”
In the Company of Othersis available forpreordernow.
Stay tuned to EW for more about the book.
