First published 2026
Boston, 1969. Eve expresses herself through dance and movement, but she feels an growing gap between herself and Gabe, her journalist husband and father of their two children. Lost and isolated, she starts an affair. Gabe discovers it quickly and begins his own. They reconcile when Eve gives birth to their daughter, breathing new life into their marriage. Years pass. Gabe returns from reporting assignments in the Middle East and Berlin, but Eve senses something has changed in him. The darkness from his childhood in Nazi Germany, his escape on the Kindertransport, seems deeper now. Amsterdam, 1991. Eve and Gabe have separated. She accepts a fellowship to create a dance based on Adam and Eve's story. A colleague shows her a fresh translation of the ancient text, and Eve begins rethinking her understanding of women, men, and relationships. She may discover a different route back to her marriage.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, contemporary, adult-fiction, biographical-fiction, family-drama
Vibes: emotionally-complex, intimate, introspective, lyrical, melancholic, thought-provoking
Tropes: artistic-pursuit, generational-trauma, infidelity-and-reconciliation, second-chance-romance
Setting: Boston, Amsterdam, Middle East, Berlin, Nazi Germany
Period: 1969, 1991, 20th century
336 pages · Hardcover · Random House
Content warnings: war