This is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated novels in spring 2025. With To profto be published on April 16 at City editions, Freida McFadden returns to bookstores carried by a literary success that does not weaken.
In 2024, The cleaning lady Pulverized all counters in France: more than a million copies sold, first place of sales for several weeks and omnipresence in edistat rankings. In the United States, a film adaptation is in preparation with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney.
A new heroine in the face of doubt
In this new domestic thriller, the author changes decor, but retains her codes. This time she is interested in Eve Bennett, math teacher in a provincial high school, married to Nate, English teacher in the same establishment.
Each morning, the couple seems perfectly coordinated, fused. But the return of a student to the troubled past, Addie, will crack this apparent harmony. Suspected last year for having had an affair with an ousted teacher since then, Addie joins this year the lessons of Eve … and Nate. Little by little, Eve sink in doubt.
The ascent of a pen
Freida McFadden has become, in the space of two years, one of the most powerful authors on the world scene of psychological thriller. Former doctor specializing in brain damage, she continues to practice part -time in the Boston region. First published on account of author, it was revealed in 2022 with The cleaning lady. This dark novel, written on a corner of the sofa, propelled it at the top of sales in the United States and in seven other countries.
Tiktok, Instagram, word of mouth and viral cover: McFadden checks all the boxes of the modern literary phenomenon. His novels are short, rhythmic, are full of twists and turns and always conclude on a twist. The genre, losing speed in recent years, has found a second youth in her. Hashtag #thehousemaid Cumulates millions of views and his books are essential among the first places in the French top 10 since the fall of 2023.
The woman behind the phenomenon
Aged 44, Freida McFadden cultivates the mystery. Rare in interview, it refuses promotional tours. Through her heroines, she speaks of liberation, sorority and reversal of power relations. “These books stick with the times, they are almost feminist”supports its French publisher Frédéric Thibaud to France Inter, seduced by this fragmented narration and this clinical look at human relations.
