1 novel. 18 people. 18 lives. Infinite combinations: families and friends, colleagues and patients, lovers and mourners... But sometimes a crowd is the loneliest place to be. An award-winning exploration of dreams and disillusionment, love and infidelity from the creator of global theatre sensation Art and God of Carnage .

A French playwright offers a chronicle of a year in the political life of Nicolas Sarkozy as he campaigned for the French presidency, furnishing an insider's glimpse of the campaign trail, high-level political meetings, encounters with heads of state, and strategy sessions.