“In this evocative novel by the author of the bestselling Sarah's Key, Parisian
siblings Melanie and Antoine have grown up damaged by their mother's premature
death. Melanie is driving Antoine from a visit to the seaside where they had shared their mother's final summer, when, just as she's about to reveal to her brother a recovered memory from her childhood, she loses control of the car. A story of shocking family secrets and how childhood memories can continue to have effect far into adulthood, this is a haunting, yet hopeful read.”
— Karen Vail, Titcomb's Bookshop, East Sandwich, MA
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September 2010 Indie Next List
“In this evocative novel by the author of the bestselling Sarah's Key, Parisian siblings Melanie and Antoine have grown up damaged by their mother's premature death. Melanie is driving Antoine from a visit to the seaside where they had shared their mother's final summer, when, just as she's about to reveal to her brother a recovered memory from her childhood, she loses control of the car. A story of shocking family secrets and how childhood memories can continue to have effect far into adulthood, this is a haunting, yet hopeful read.”
— Karen Vail, Titcomb's Bookshop, East Sandwich, MA
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