People Like Them

Pages: 192
Published: 2021
Language: English

Anna and Constant Guillot live a quiet life in the remote village of Carmac until the wealthy and flashy Langlois family arrives, creating an uneasy friendship between the two families. As both families face financial troubles, underlying class and racial tensions escalate, leading to an unthinkable crime. The story explores how a seemingly normal person could commit such an act, how loved ones cope, and the true extent of knowing one's spouse.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Tense Mysterious Complex

Fish Out of Water Morally Grey Betrayal

Domestic Thriller Literary Fiction Thriller Psychological Thriller

Authors

Lara Vergnaud

Lara Vergnaud is a literary translator who brings modern French and North African fiction to English readers. She is the translator of Yamen Manai’s The Ardent Swarm and works by authors like Fatima Daas. Her translations focus on making international stories accessible to a wider audience.

Samira Sedira

Samira Sedira writes stories that dig into human nature and social tensions. Her novel, People Like Them, is a sharp look at how ordinary lives can unravel.