{"product_id":"lullaby-leila-slimani","title":"Lullaby - Leïla Slimani","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2016 Prix Goncourt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compulsive, darkly chilling investigation into motherhood, class division and power,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLullaby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaused a rush of controversy and debate when it was published in France under its original title,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChanson Douce\u003c\/em\u003e, selling over a 100,000 copies in its first week alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe baby is dead. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt only took a few seconds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMyriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer and her husband Paul, a successful music producer, have everything; good careers, a happy home life, two beautiful children. When Myriam decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey never dreamed they would find Louise: 40-years old, experienced and apparently devoted to her work. She’s quiet, polite, she sings to their children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint and is able to host enviable birthday parties. Before long the couple are boasting that they’ve found the perfect nanny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as the couple and Louise become more dependent on each other, cracks begin to emerge in their perfectly crafted ideal. And as jealousy, resentment and suspicion increase, Myriam and Paul's idyllic tableau is shattered...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTapping into every parents worst nightmare – the death of their children –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLullaby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both a tightly plotted, intricately woven thriller and a piercing investigation into society’s attitudes to motherhood, family and individual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56577088160124,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/L-LS-01.jpg?v=1775125804","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/lullaby-leila-slimani","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}