The second volume of the Read the World A to Z series takes you to Belgium, offering a deep-dive by celebrated novelist Kristien Hemmerechts into the mind of the country's most hated woman. 'With unnerving conviction, this novel inhabits the mind, heart and voice of Belgium's 'most hated woman,' the ex-wife of murderer Marc Dutroux-the authenticity makes for a compelling narrative.'-Blake Morrison

The second volume of the Read the World A to Z series takes you to Belgium, offering a deep-dive by celebrated novelist Kristien Hemmerechts into the mind of the country's most hated woman. 'With unnerving conviction, this novel inhabits the mind, heart and voice of Belgium's 'most hated woman,' the ex-wife of murderer Marc Dutroux-the authenticity makes for a compelling narrative.'-Blake Morrison