Watch Us Dance

Watch us Dance combines the youth, vibrancy and allure of Andre Aciman with the historical fiction force of Maggie Shipstead, and the exquisite sense of place and time of The Lost Daughter.

'Engrossing.' Mail on Sunday

'A powerful and compelling family saga.' Christine Mangan

'Beautifully atmospheric.' Financial Times

From the international bestselling author of Lullaby

Morocco, 1968. The air is electric. Anything feels possible, and Mathilde is determined to celebrate it. Doesn't she have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating her best years to the war and then to this farm?

Looking out at her elegant garden, Mathilde reflects on all she has achieved. Now in a newly independent country intoxicated by its own sense of freedom, she yearns for a radiant future. But her babies are now grown up, and Mathilde is about to learn that life can take wild and unexpected turns.

Acclaim for The Country of Others:

'A panoramic, ambitious tale.' The Times

'Exceptional.' Salman Rushdie

'Captivating.' Elle' I loved it and didn't want it to end.' Claire Messud

'As wild and lush as a wildflower meadow.' Observer

About the Author

Leila Slimani is the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, which she won for Lullaby. A journalist and frequent commentator on women's and human rights, she is French president Emmanuel Macron's personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture. Born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1981, she lives in Portugal.