Ladivine

by Marie NDiaye

Book Overview

From the hugely acclaimed author of Three Strong Women-- "a masterpiece of narrative ingenuity and emotional extremes" ( The New York Times )--here is a harrowing and subtly crafted novel of a woman captive to a secret shame. On the first Tuesday of every month, Clarisse Rivière leaves her husband and young daughter and secretly takes the train to Bordeaux to visit her mother, Ladivine. Just as Clarisse's husband and daughter know nothing of Ladivine,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385351887
• ISBN13: 9780385351881
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.2"