Desperatetoexperiencetrueemotion,ayoungwoman,CARYS,regularlyattendsthefuneralsofstrangers.Butshe'sunpreparedforthesecretsshemustkeepandtheliesshemusttellwhen,atonefatefulwake,shefallsforTYLER,whoismourninghisfiancée.AsCarysallowsherselftoexperienceloveforthefirsttime,shebeginstofearthatpe...
Mavie is 27 years old and has just moved to the French capital from the provinces. She dreams of a future as a writer but is plagued by doubt and uncertainty. 76-year-old misanthrope Georges runs a bookshop in Paris – or has he merely been forced to take refuge there to escape his past? These...
That day is seared into the memory of every human being on the planet: the day the world changed. First came the attack on the Philippines. Within days they spread, as though appearing out of nowhere, striking out at more islands, forging a foothold in the South Pacific. Then came the first a...