A sensational international bestseller, and winner of Frances- coveted Prix Goncourt, -The Lover- is an unforgettable portrayal of the incandescent relationship between two lovers, and of the hate that slowly tears the girl-s family apart.Saigon, 1930s: a poor young French girl meets the elegant son of a wealthy Chinese family. Soon they are lovers, locked into a private world of passion and intensity that defies all the conventions of their society.A sensational international bestseller, »The Lover» is disturbing, erotic, masterly and simply unforgettable.