A âmesmerizingâ novel from the acclaimed author of The Emperorâs Children that is âas artful as it is affectingâ (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times). Moving between colonial Algeria, the south of France, and New England, The Last Life is Claire Messudâs âmasterlyâ (Wall Street Journal) sophomore novel of lies and ghosts, love and honor. When shots from a grandfatherâs rifle shatter the LaBasse familyâs quiet integrity, long-hidden shame emerges: a son abandoned by the family before he was even born, a mother whose identity is not what she has claimed, a father whose act of defiance brings Hotel Bellevueâthe family businessâto its knees. Unforgettably narrated by a fifteen-year-old girl with a ruthless regard for truth, The Last Life is a âphenomenally controlled tour de forceâ (Sarah Kerr, Vogue). âMessud textures her novel with all the sensory pleasures that bind us to life, and fills it with characters who helplessly respond to each otherâs unspoken signals and nuances.ââThe New Yorker âOriginal, intense, and gripping.ââGabriele Annan, New York Review of Books
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Nov 9, 2022
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