In this gothic tale reminiscent of Faulkner's&nbsp;Light in August, a young woman's journals divulge the horrible secrets of a wealthy family in late nineteenth-century rural France. Before he is called to bless the body of a woman at the nearby asylum, Father Gabriel receives a strange, troubling confession: hidden under her dress he will find the notebooks that contain Rose's harrowing story.&nbsp; &nbsp; At fourteen years old, Rose is sold to a rich man by her father, a farmer unable to support her and her three younger sisters. Traded for a handful of coins, she becomes the property of the master and is taken away without warning to her new home. This isolated manor that seems like a castle to Rose, with the master's formidable mother and his absent wife, immediately provokes a sense of unease. Rose soon becomes caught in their perverse web, unsure of how to escape and whom she can trust. &nbsp; The English-language debut of critically acclaimed author Franck Bouysse, this exquisitely written novel is both a keen commentary on class and a chilling horror story. Deftly navigating the complexities of desire, abuse, compassion, and resilience, he has created a timeless portrait of human nature left to fester unseen.

Born of No Woman: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Bouysse, Franck

Genre Fiction

Other Press

Wind Drinkers: A Novel

Buveurs de vent

Literary

ALBIN MICHEL

L'Homme peuplé

Né d'aucune femme

British & Irish

Glaise (French Edition)

Contemporary

Plateau

Des Saisons et une Rose

Orphelines

J'Ai Lu

"Mon père, on va bientôt vous demander de bénir le corps d'une femme à l'asile. ¿ Et alors, qu'y a-t-il d'extraordinaire à cela ? demandai-je.¿ Sous sa robe, c'est là que je les ai cachés.¿ De quoi parlez-vous ? ¿ Les cahiers... Ceux de Rose." Ainsi sortent de l'ombre les cahiers de Rose, ceux dans lesquels elle a raconté son histoire, cherchant à briser le secret dont on voulait couvrir son destin. Franck Bouysse, lauréat de plus de dix prix littéraires, nous offre avec Né d'aucune femme la plus vibrante de ses oeuvres. Ce roman sensible et poignant confirme son immense talent à conter les failles et les grandeurs de l'âme humaine.

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