Through the eyes of ten-year-old Gabriel, one is transported into the countryside not too far from Paris. In many ways a young woman and in other ways still a child, Gabriel has read Middlemarch and Anna Karenina, but doesn't know quite what to make of her own father's quiet announcement that, while he still loves Gabriel's mother, he's also in love with another woman.
"Troyan's fine debut features a spunky ten-year-old forced to grow up before her time. The charm and innocence of the storytelling makes a substantial contribution to a moving, beautifully crafted novel."
Kirkus Reviews
"An enchanting, meticulous memory novel, set in rural France, narrated by a ten-year-old girl whose voice may be the novel's strongest achievement as the household's emotional foundations are eroding."
