Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World
Leila Slimani
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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 expos of the secrets and lies of women's intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny and Ad le "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 Ad le, 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 passionate and intelligent commentary to make a galvanizing case for a sexual revolution in the Arab world.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Leila SlimaniPublisher: Penguin BooksPublished: 07/14/2020ISBN: 9780143133766Pages: 176Weight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
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Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World
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Book Title
Sex and Lies: True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World
ISBN
9780143133766
"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 expos of the secrets and lies of women's intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny and Ad le "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 Ad le, 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 passionate and intelligent commentary to make a galvanizing case for a sexual revolution in the Arab world.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Leila Slimani
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/14/2020
ISBN: 9780143133766
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Leila Slimani
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/14/2020
ISBN: 9780143133766
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
"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 expos of the secrets and lies of women's intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny and Ad le "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 Ad le, 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 passionate and intelligent commentary to make a galvanizing case for a sexual revolution in the Arab world.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Leila Slimani
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/14/2020
ISBN: 9780143133766
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Leila Slimani
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/14/2020
ISBN: 9780143133766
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d
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