Weak Flesh: A Novel

A sensual, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman in 18th century Provence who joins the nunnery in an attempt to reform her family's reputation, only to discover how secrets and desire swirl in even the most unexpected of places, for fans of Lauren Groff's Matrix if it were written by Ottessa Moshfegh.

During the suffocating heat wave of 1778, Louise-Hélène arrives at L'Abbaye Sainte-Claire de la Lumière with one fragile hope: that becoming a nun will redeem her family from the scand...