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Jaw-dropping . . . Inspiring . . . A haunting and beautifully composed book . . . It blew my mind. --Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Women

A fearless exposé of the secrets and lies of women''s intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, Adèle, and In the Country of Others

All those in positions of authority--politicians, parents, teachers--maintain the same line: ''Do what you like, but do it in private.''

Leila Slimani was in her native Morocco promoting her novel Adèle, about a woman addicted to sex, when she began meeting women who confided the dark secrets of their sexual lives. In Morocco, adultery, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution, and sex outside of marriage are all punishable by law, and women have only two choices: They can be wives or virgins. Sex and Lies combines vivid, often harrowing testimonies with Slimani''s passi

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    A Paperback / softback by Leila Slimani, Sophie Lewis

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      Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2020
      ISBN13: 9780143133766, 978-0143133766
      ISBN10: 0143133764

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jaw-dropping . . . Inspiring . . . A haunting and beautifully composed book . . . It blew my mind. --Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Women

      A fearless exposé of the secrets and lies of women''s intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, Adèle, and In the Country of Others

      All those in positions of authority--politicians, parents, teachers--maintain the same line: ''Do what you like, but do it in private.''

      Leila Slimani was in her native Morocco promoting her novel Adèle, about a woman addicted to sex, when she began meeting women who confided the dark secrets of their sexual lives. In Morocco, adultery, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution, and sex outside of marriage are all punishable by law, and women have only two choices: They can be wives or virgins. Sex and Lies combines vivid, often harrowing testimonies with Slimani''s passi

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