She-s living a perfect life - so why does Laurence feel so torn?Weekends in the country, weekdays in Paris - Laurence-s life features all the trappings of 1960s French bourgeoisie. She has money, a handsome husband, two daughters and a lover. She also has a successful career as an advertising copywriter, though her mind writes copy while she-s at home, and dreams of domesticity in the office. All her life she has strived to meet the expectations of others. But when her 10-year-old daughter, Catherine, starts to vocalise her despair about the unfairness of the world, Laurence must finally grapple with a life that prizes image over truth. Slim but powerful, this is a classic story of womanhood and its oppressors, parents and their children, and the quest for personal truth - by the iconic feminist Simone de Beauvoir. TRANSLATED BY LAUREN ELKINPraise for The Inseparables:-Passionate and tragic- Vanity Fair-A ravishing work of art- Financial Times-Slim, elegant, achingly tragic and unaffec
