As Rich as the King

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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...

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'With this book, Abigail Assor announces herself as one of the most distinctive voices in North African literature. This is a vibrant, sensual, subversive novel with an unforgettable heroine' - Leila Slimani

'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

'The sounds, the smells, the gritty details of every scene are laid bare in a light as harsh and bright as the sun... A captivating novel' - Le Figaro

'Casablanca stretches out before our astonished eyes, humming with rage and life... A captivating debut' - Lire

'Abigail Assor's writing is precise, sensual, subversive and wildly lyrical. Astonishing' - Le Parisien

Author Bio

Abigail Assor was born in Casablanca in 1990. As Rich as the King is her debut novel. It won the Francoise Sagan Prize, the Bookstagram Prize and was shortlisted for the Goncourt Prize for Debut Novel in France, and is now being translated into six languages