Weak Flesh: A Novel

A visceral and darkly comic historical debut about faith, female repression, and the bloody, humiliating extremes to which a young woman will go for absolution, perfect for fans of Lauren Groff, Jen Beagin, and 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 scandal that has ruined their good name. Unattractive, naïve, and already a disappointm...