{"product_id":"9780571377763-sex-lies","title":"Sex and Lies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the prize winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003elaby \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAdele\u003c\/i\u003e: a fascinating and witty collection ofessays on the lives of women grappling with sexual politics in a deeply conservative culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eStriking.\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003e ELLE France\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/b\u003eBrave.\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eiNews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/b\u003ePowerful.\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/b\u003eUrgent.\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/b\u003eOriginal.\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn these essays, Leïla Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Leïla Slimani has a knack for breaking taboos. \u003ci\u003eSex and Lies\u003c\/i\u003e is well executed: the novelist paints vivid portraits of her interviewees.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Slimani trusts in her outrage, in the force of her own voice, and the voices of the women she listens to.' \u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40751283273825,"sku":"9780571377763","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36356527.jpg?v=1759430217","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571377763-sex-lies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}