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At twenty-six, Emma Roberts comes to the painful realization that if she is everto become truly independent, she must leave her comfortable London flat and ventureinto the wider world. This entails not only breaking free from a claustrophobic relationshipwith her mother, but also shedding her inherited tendency toward melancholy. Oncesettled in a small Paris hotel, Emma befriends Françoise Desnoyers, a vibrant youngwoman who offers Emma a glimpse into a turbulent life so different from her own.

In this exquisite new novel of self-discovery, Booker Prize-winner Anita Brookneraddresses one of the great dramas of our lives: growing up and leaving home.