The first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of `Lullaby` and `Adèle`In these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. `Sex and Lies` is an essential confrontation with Morocco`s intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.