I Almost Do: A Slow Burn Marriage of Inconvenience Romance (Trust & Tequila Book 1)

Winner of France's First Novel PrizeIn 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 “Relatable at times, insane most other times, “My Husband” is an amazing literary fiction thriller that I was so entranced by. There isn’t much of a plot, but I truly didn’t care because I was so consumed by the narrator’s thoughts. Living in her mind was such an unusually delightful experience. — Emily Genova, NYUnews.com°°° At 40 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 Pre In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband--but can their marriage survive her passionate love? At forty years old, she has an enviable life: a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, and most importantly, an ideal husband. After fifteen years together, she is still besotted with him. But she's never quite sure that her passion is reciprocated. After all, would a truly infatuated man ever let go of his wife's hand when they're sitting on the couch together? 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, charting every mistake and punishing him accordingly to help him improve. And she tests him--setting traps 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 . . . The winner of France's First Novel Prize in 2021, My Husband builds on the premise of hits like Gone Girl and Fates and Furies --how well can you really know your spouse?--and adds the tension and creepy obsession of You . The result is an irresistible read--compelling, tense, and engaging, infused with sly subversive humor, and told in an utterly original voice that makes it unforgettable. Translated from the French by Emma Ramadan In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obsessing over her perfect husband—but can their marriage survive her passionate love? A Belletrist Book Club Pick • An Amazon UK Best Book of the Year • Winner of France's First Novel Prize • Named a Best Book of the Summer by Vogue • theSkimm • Oprah Daily • The Millions At forty years old, she has an enviable life: a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, and 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 . . . "Fans of Caroline Kepnes' You or Gillian Flynn will find My Husband to be a new, satisfying, and unnerving take on the relationship-suspense genre." —Booklist (starred review) In this suspenseful and 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, and 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, and 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...M.F "A beautiful forty-year-old French woman is pathologically obsessed with her husband, even after fifteen years together"-- Provided by publisher