About the book: 2021 / The life of journalist Adele from the outside looks almost perfect. She has a good job, she is married to a successful surgeon, they have a beautiful three-year-old son, they live in a large apartment in a fashionable area of ​​Paris... But behind the close to ideal façade there is disappointment in everyone and everything and an all-consuming, insatiable need for sex. When Adele gets “sick” – and this happens often – she is ready to give herself up to the first person she meets, forgetting about everything in the world... Then she takes an oath to herself: “never again.” Until another attack occurs. Adele is a captivating exploration of marriage, sexuality, addiction and the limits of female freedom, masterfully executed by Leila Slimani, winner of France's highest literary award, the Prix Goncourt, and author of the worldwide bestseller The Ideal Nanny.».