num_pages: 154
description: In May 1968, a brother and sister, young, clever and aristocratic, and incestuously involved, become friends with an American who is studying film in Paris. When their parents go on vacation, they invite the American to stay with them in their flat, where they start to play games.
language: English
title: The Holy Innocents
titlecomplete: The Holy Innocents
characters: Matthew, Théo, Isabelle
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, France, British Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels, LGBT
ratings_count: 2753
places: Paris
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Authors' Club Best First Novel Award
publisher: Dutton