The Pleasing Hour
07 November 2024Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A New York Times Notable Book
The Pleasing Hour, the debut novel by Lily King, is a profoundly moving story of family, betrayal and the naivety of youth.
Young, inexperienced and fleeing a terrible personal loss, Rosie travels to France to become an au pair to the Tivot family. Nicole, the cool, distant and beautifully polished mother of the three children she...
Details
07 November 2024256 pages
9781035051106Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Powerful . . . splendid . . . so assured that it’s hard to believe the book itself is her debut.The New York Times
Written with quiet, lyric forcefulness . . . an impressive debut.Elle
A careful, intelligent writer.The Times Literary Supplement
A tender debut.She
