I'll Take the Fire

“Satisfying, life-affirming.” —Marie Claire (UK)

“A joyful celebration of family and home . . . All Slimani’s characters shine, but her women are especially radiant.” —Kirkus Reviews

“An elegantly told family saga and an absorbing bildungsroman . . . Slimani is an evocative, expressive writer; readers will be transported and invested.” —Booklist

“A fine standalone novel [in] an addictive family saga . . . [It] touches your heart.” —Country and Town House

“[Slimani’s] work is always ambitious—and inimitable.” —Elle

“Her characters are beautifully wrought in their complexity.” —The Irish News

“The title . . . is an excellent one: proud, dangerous, and faintly reckless. . . . I’ll Take the Fire closes the trilogy with intelligence and emotional seriousness.” —The Irish Independent

“For the half week I spent in its pages, this book set fire to my days. Propulsive and fearless, Leila Slimani’s novel renders coming of age—social, sexual, artistic—with uncommon command and passion. Slimani’s courage, her vulnerability, her virtuosity left me inspired. I won’t be surprised if this book finds readers for generations to come.” —Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies and The Radiance

“This beautiful novel tells us the story of a battle fought by an Arab girl to discover herself and liberate herself from tradition. Leila Slimani has succeeded in creating a wonderful world that we will never forget, and that will always inspire us.” —Alaa Al Aswany, author of The Yacoubian Building

“Leila Slimani is one of our best writers, a master stylist and an exquisite storyteller. I read anything she writes.” —Rabih Alameddine, National Book Award–winning author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)