Almost Life - BookWyrm

Livre relié, 384 pages

Publié par S&S/Summit.

ISBN :: 978-1-6682-0427-6

One chance encounter can define a lifetime

Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet the spark is but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make . . .

Erica and Laure’s love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonizing changes – both personal and political – that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a …

One chance encounter can define a lifetime

Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet the spark is but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make . . .

Erica and Laure’s love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonizing changes – both personal and political – that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together?

Almost Life is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.

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ju a publié une critique de Almost Life par Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Almost loved it

4 étoiles

I wish I'd loved it more... It seemed like everything I'd enjoy and recommend: I was stunned by the author's previous novel The Mercies and her writing, and the topic and story seemed engaging... But there's just a bit of something lacking. Maybe I just didn't find one of the characters that likeable, hence not understanding why the other was so much into her ; maybe it was the style that wasn't as notable this time—although switching points of views in the flow of the chapters is great writing—I just really wish I'd loved it more.