The Scent of Flowers at Night (Paperback)

Slimani's The Scent of Flowers at Night is a revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped. In such elegant and readable prose, she captures the obsession and joys of writing, and the power of art and words - Katy Hessel

An utterly compelling exploration of memory, art-making and solitude: what it takes, what it costs, to be a daughter, a woman, who writes. I couldn't put it down. - Tanya Shadrick

An engaging meditation on literature, death, deracination and tourism - Lucy Ellmann, Daily Telegraph

Mesmerising. I inhaled this writer's poetic meditation on time and the creative process - Sheena Patel

Heartwarming and sad...accessible and endearing...frank and honest...humorous and affirming - Buzz Listings

Vivid and capable of transporting the reader - The Observer