A calm song

Maryam, a mother of two children, decided to resume work at a law firm despite her husband's reservations. Thus, the couple began searching for a nanny. After a thorough selection process, they chose Louise, who quickly gained the love of the children and gradually took a central place in the house. This creates a mutual dependent relationship that gradually strengthens until it ends in tragedy. Through a detailed description of the couple as well as the captivating and mysterious personality of the nanny, many issues of our time are revealed, such as the meaning of love and upbringing, the relationship between control and money, and the prevalence of preconceived class and cultural ideas. Layla Slimani's strong and strict style, interspersed with poetic, dark passages, gives the text an enchanting suspense from the first pages. It is worth noting that this novel won the Goncourt Prize in 2016.