First published 1970
Sally arrives in Paris with a clear mission: to gain sexual experience and break free from her father's suffocating control. The young woman throws herself into the city's romantic possibilities, attracting men with ease. She discovers lovers readily available, each promising the liberation she craves. Yet as relationships unfold, Sally learns that passion has limits. Her partners retreat when faced with the mundane realities of an unplanned pregnancy. They disappear when youth fades and age begins its quiet work. The freedom Sally sought becomes complicated by the very human consequences of desire. She must navigate between the independence she desperately wants and the harsh truths about love's temporary nature.
Genres: 20th-century, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, 21st-century, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Paris
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
255 pages · Hardcover · Faber & Faber
Content warnings: sexual-content