As Rich as the King

Abigail Assor author Natasha Lehrer translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Published:4th Jul '24

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 4th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

As Rich as the King cover

Sarahmight be poor, but at least she's French, which allows her to attend Casablanca's elite high school. It's there that she first lays eyes on Driss. He's notvery good looking-apart from his eyes, which are the deep green of thyme simmering in a tagine-butthe word is he'sthe richest guy in the city. Sarah decides she wants those eyes, and a life like his. So begins a twisted, provocative love story that will see Sarah climbing Casa's social ladder, all the way from street-corner merguez and chips to poolside joints in a mansion overlooking the ocean. But, as Sarah will learn, this city has a way of putting you back in your place...

“Don’t let its French prize-winning status fool you: this is a pleasurable, even filthy summer romance... This confident debut suggests that Assor may prove a worthy successor to Sagan. She has certainly earned her prize money with this dirty beach read about motorbikes, moody teens and misplaced desire on the Moroccan coast.”
--The Times (UK)

“In this richly evoked story set in a city of two very distinct halves, Assor draws a rich and rather damning portrait of life between haves and have-nots in contemporary Morocco, striking a balance between desire and delusion.”

ISBN: 9781782278924

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

224 pages