NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN AND RALPH
FIENNES - A haunting novel exploring the reverberations of a random
accident on the lives of Moroccan Muslims and Western visitors who
converge on a luxurious desert villa for a decadent weekend-long
party.
"Surprising and dark and excellent . . . a sinister and streamlined
entertainment."--The New York Times
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Economist - The
Guardian - Library Journal
David and Jo Henniger, a doctor and a children's book author, in search
of an escape from their less than happy lives in London, accept an
invitation to attend a bacchanal at their old friends' home, deep in the
Moroccan desert. But as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads,
two young men spring from the roadside, the car swerves . . . and one
boy is left dead.
When David and Jo arrive at the party, the Moroccan staff, already
disgusted by the rich, hedonistic foreigners in their midst, soon learn
of David's unforgivable act. Then the boy's irate Berber father appears,
and events begin to spin beyond anyone's control.
With spare, evocative prose, searing sensuality, and a gift for the
unexpected, Lawrence Osborne memorably portrays the privileged guests
wrestling with their secrets amid the remoteness and beauty of the
desert landscape. He gradually reveals the jolting backstory of the
young man who was killed and leaves David's fate in the balance as the
novel builds to a shattering conclusion.
