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Watch Us Dance

Leila Slimane


  • Faber & Faber
As she stands at the window, the spring sunshine streaming in, Mathilde reflects on the opportunities before her: it's April 1968 and Morocco is changing. Looking out at her garden, the roses - brought in from Marrakech - have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the garden. The world is opening up and anything feels possible. Work on the pool has just begun and she imagines diving in to cool off from the summer's baking heat.

ISBN 9780571376070 | EN | TPB
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Publisher Faber & Faber
ISBN 9780571376070
Publication date June 2023
Edition Trade Pb
Dimensions mm
Pages 336
Language(s) English ed.
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As she stands at the window, the spring sunshine streaming in, Mathilde reflects on the opportunities before her: it's April 1968 and Morocco is changing. Looking out at her garden, the roses - brought in from Marrakech - have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the garden. The world is opening up and anything feels possible. Work on the pool has just begun and she imagines diving in to cool off from the summer's baking heat.

Indecency. That's her husband's word for it, the flagrant display of their glittering success, on show for their labourers to wonder at. But Mathilde has prevailed. Times have changed, and she is determined to celebrate it.

Only Mathilde is blissfully unaware of the consequences for her family, her country and its future. Her babies are now grown up, and they are all about to learn how life can take wild and unexpected turns.