This is a book about yoga. Or at least it was. January 2015. High on literary success and
familial bliss Emmanuel Carrère embarks on a rigorous ten-day meditative retreat in rural
France in search of clarity and material for his next book which he thinks will be a subtle
upbeat introduction to yoga. But his trip is cut short and he is brought down to earth with a
thud when he returns to a Paris in turmoil in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist
attack. From then on Carrère's life - along with his novel-in-progress - begins to unravel in
ever more unexpected ways. 'The story of how a life can fray tighten itself into a noose
unravel... profound and moving' Geoff Dyer'Extraordinarily compelling' Financial Times
