The author of Becoming George Sand has crafted a โstandout novel of a tested friendship .ย .ย . highlighted by fine prose and finely drawn charactersโ (Publishers Weekly).
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When her old friend Hannah doesnโt show up at her house in the south of France, everyone assumes that Claudia, who has known Hannah since their shared years at boarding school, will know where she is and what has happened. But as Claudia travels from the United States to France to help her friendโs husband and children conduct their search, she is forced to deal with her old jealousy of Hannah, as well as her own relationship in the present with her French lover, Alexandre. As events unfold, Claudia begins to wonder if Hannah and Alexandre may have had an affair and if that has something to do with Hannahโs mysterious disappearance.
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In this exquisitely written, Ferrante-esque novel the question of whether or not Hannah will come back becomes urgent and bewildering. And if she doesnโt return, what will the lives of her friends and family be without her?
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