Crush

by Frédéric Dard

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Pub Date Nov 08 2016 | Archive Date Sep 16 2016

Pushkin Press | Pushkin Vertigo

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

A chilling 1950s suspense story of youthful naivety, dark obsession—and the slippery slope to murder

Bored with her mundane factory job, her nagging mother, and her alcoholic father-in-law, 17-year-old Louise Lacroix is captivated by a glamorous American couple who moves to her industrial hometown in Northern France. The Roolands' home is an island of color, good humor, and easy living in drab 1950s Léopoldville—a place straight out of Louise’s dreams.

Louise is thrilled when she successfully convinces the couple to hire her as their maid. But once she is under their roof, their model life starts to fall apart. Painful secrets from their past emerge, cracks in their relationship appear, and a dark obsession begins to grow . . .

A chilling 1950s suspense story of youthful naivety, dark obsession—and the slippery slope to murder

Bored with her mundane factory job, her nagging mother, and her alcoholic father-in-law...

Advance Praise

"With their tight plots, the stories are particularly cinematic, and fi lm-makers are already showing interest. Dard also wrote screenplays and plays. Their revival could be just around the corner." — The Observer

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781782271987
PRICE	$13.95 (USD)

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