First published 2018
As Yale Tishman's career blossoms, the AIDS epidemic ravages his circle of friends. One by one, he watches them succumb to the disease, including his own partner. Thirty years later, Yale's friend Fiona travels to Paris to track down her estranged daughter, grappling with the shattering impact the crisis had on her life. Spanning decades, this sweeping narrative movingly explores how tragedy shapes and tests the bonds of family.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, generational-saga
Setting: Paris
Period: 1980s, 2010s
519 pages · Paperback · Fleet
Content warnings: death