Celia Long, Foreign Rights Manager "Full of suspense and sensitivity, Désenchantées captivated me, with a skillful plot that kept me guessing till the very end. Beautifully rendered, exploring the nuances of female friendships with irresistible humor and nostalgia, it is one of the most addictive and satisfying novels I’ve read in a long while."

When 15-year-old Sarah Leroy suddenly goes missing, her hometown of Bouville-sur-Mer in Normandy is shaken to its core. A champion swimmer and straight-A student from a well-respected family, Sarah's disappearance sends ripples through the community. Twenty years later, her childhood friend Fanny returns to Bouville on a personal and professional mission. She's been tasked by her editor-in-chief to write a full report on the case, a journalistic assignment that revives many dark memories from the past, which Fanny has spent years trying to forget. For Sarah’s story is also in some ways her own, and that of a group of misfit girls who called themselves the "Disenchanted Ones"...
Marie Vareille's books have sold more than 400,000 copies in France. Her previous novels have been licensed in 9 languages, and include La vie rêvée des chaussettes orphelines (2019), Je peux très bien me passer de toi (2017), and Ainsi gèlent les bulles de savon (2021).