La Deuxième Épouse

Sadek, an Algerian lawyer, is found murdered in the Paris region, and the investigation uncovers a triple life: two wives, two homes with children, and a young mistress. Halima, the first wife and also his cousin, brought up in Algeria and now calling herself Emma, is more surprised than outraged. Rosa, the second wife, a magistrate and the daughter of harkis, cannot bear his infidelity and tries to kill herself, leaving her in a coma. Lila, the mistress, is an ambitious young woman who wants to escape her housing estate on the arm of a rich and powerful man. At Rosa's bedside sits Farida, a novelist caught up in her fate, who talks to her in the hope of bringing her back. The women speak in turn and answer one another, while the question of who killed Sadek hangs over them.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

321 pages in the original

Genres

Family, Migration, Crime (assigned by AI)

Set in

France

First published

2006 by Ramsay

Author's age

51 when first published

ISBN

9782841148202 (original)