La Nuit au coeur
£12.99
When in 2021 Nathacha Appanah learned of the death of Chahinez Daoud, burned alive by her husband in broad daylight near Bordeaux, she had no other choice than to confront her own story of violence and that of her cousin Emma, killed by her husband in Mauritius in 2000.
She recounts her own terrible experience at the hands of a man, then endeavours to piece together the spiral in which Chahinez and Emma were caught. She seeks the deeper truth of these women, beyond time and secrets, through the words of the living and the whispers of the dead.
Balancing strength and humility, Nathacha Appanah takes a hard look at the unbearable reality of domestic violence.