Author: Neige Sinno
Translator: Natasha Lehrer
Publisher: 7 Stories
Paperback
Burley Fisher Books of the Year 2025
Forest says… This book is an account of the sexual abuse of Neige Sinno by her stepfather. When I saw Sinno in conversation with Lauren Elkin at the Institut Français early in the year the power of her presence was truly remarkable. She said at one point in the talk: ”the monster was not what happened to me, the monster was that I might not be able to tell the story.” The fact that she does so in such a sober and direct way is truly an incredible feat of memoir writing. This book is a quiet revolution and one I think everyone must read.