From Penguin Adult HC/TR:

One ofThe New York Timess Novels Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026

Leila Slimani is one of our best writers, a master stylist and an exquisite storyteller. I read anything she writes. Rabih Alameddine, National Book Awardwinning author ofThe True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Q:If your housewas burning down, whatwouldyou take with you?
A: Idtake the fire.
–Jean Cocteau

Mia Daoud yearns to be free. Growing up in socially conservative Morocco, her imagination fired by her banker fathers charisma and political idealism, her doctor mothers feminist example and social conscience, and the boundless possibilities suggested by her favorite authors, she learns to go after what she wants, even if it means jumping through fire to get it. Determined to be true to her sexuality and to differentiate herself from her adoring younger sister, she sets out in search of her place in the world, from Casablanca to Paris to London, and against the backdrop of era-defining events like the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11, guided by a preternatural sense of justice and an unerring instinct for what makes her feel most alive. Combining vigorous poetry and unflinching bravery, Leila Slimanis autobiographical novel is a rousing ode to living a life of purpose and consequence.