In her controversial first novel, "Wetlands," Roche wrote about sex and the female body in an unprecedentedly frank and intimate way. Now, her second novel is just as raw and powerful, but is a more mature and impressive work that deals with sex, death, fidelity, and the question of what is expected from a 21st century wife and mother.

Charlotte Roche was born in 1978 in High Wycombe, England, but was brought up and lives in Germany. She has been a highly respected presenter on the German equivalent of MTV. Her first novel, Wetlands, was an international publishing sensation, selling over 2 million copies worldwide.