Sex and Lies

<b>'Striking' <i>ELLE France</i></b><br><b>'Brave' <i>iNews</i></b><br><b>'Powerful' <i>TLS</i></b><br><b>'Urgent' <i>Evening Standard</i></b><br><b>'Original' <i>Cosmopolitan</i></b><br><b></b><br><b>The first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of <i>Lullaby</i> and <i>Adèle, </i>translated by Sophie Lewis.</b><br><br>In these essays, Leïla Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.