My Husband A Novel by Maud Ventura

In this suspenseful & darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband—but can their marriage survive her passionate love?

"Fans of Caroline Kepnes' You or Gillian Flynn will find My Husband to be a new, satisfying, & unnerving take on the relationship-suspense genre." —Booklist (starred review)

Winner of France's First Novel Prize

At forty years old, she has an enviable life: a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, & most importantly, an ideal husband, whose wealthy background allows her to transcend her own social class. After fifteen years together, she is still besotted with him. But she's never quite sure that her passion is reciprocated.

Determined to keep their relationship perfect, she meticulously prepares for every encounter they have, always taking care to make her actions seem effortless. She watches him attentively, testing him to make sure that he still loves her just as much as he did when they first met.

Until one day she realizes she may have gone too far . . .

Translated from the French by Emma Ramadan

Maud Ventura is twenty-nine years old & lives in Paris. She leads the podcast division of one of France’s major radio stations & speaks fluent English. My Husband is her first novel.

Emma Ramadan (translator) is the recipient of the PEN Translation Prize, the Albertine Prize, an NEA Fellowship, & a Fulbright Scholarship. Her translations include Barbara Molinard’s Panics, Virginie Despentes’s Pretty Things, & Abdellah Taïa’s A Country for Dying. She lives in Brooklyn.