A controversial new book examining the "secret life and lovers" of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to be published in France this month.

法国将于本月出版一本颇具争议的书，讲述法国第一夫人卡拉·布吕尼·萨科齐的“私人生活和秘密情人”。

Carla Bruni and Eric Clapton together in 1989.

Lawyers for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's third wife are said to be bracing（绷紧，顶住） themselves for the release of the work by Besma Lahouri. Security around the book is tight and the Paris publishers, Flammarion, have not even disclosed（公开，揭露） its title.

"It's a robust¹, anything-goes book which contains explosive revelations about everything from Carla's relationship with secret lovers to plastic surgeons（整形外科） ," said a publishing source.

"The principal story is about a fast-living adventuress with an obsession²（痴迷，困扰） with wealth and fame. Nobody from Carla's camp has assisted with anything. This is a proper, unbiased（公正的，无偏见的） investigation³ into a world-famous former model, pop singer and first lady."

Lahouri, who made his name with a biography（传记，档案） of French footballer Zinedine Zidane, is currently in hiding and security guards are said to be protecting his work, which is due out in about two weeks.

Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy famously declared that "monogamy（一夫一妻制） bores me" just before marrying Mr Sarkozy two years ago.

She has had affairs with a string of high-profile men including the English rock stars Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton.

A source at the Elysée Palace said any attacks on Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy, including in biographies, would be viewed "very seriously".