Explore the complexities of love and loss through an LGBTQ+ lens in this emotionally layered novel about family, identity, and long-suppressed truths. On the eve of their trip to South Africa, Lynne and her wife, Susan, await three guests in a Paris hotel: Nick, Lynne's distant son; Laslo, Susan's effusive friend; and Marc, a former professor living on borrowed glamour. What begins as a bon voyage soon becomes a clash of old wounds and fresh resentments. As night falls, long-buried secrets surface, threatening to dismantle the facades each has built. Through the winding corridors of Paris and the tangled landscapes of memory, five people must confront the truths they've spent decades avoiding. At the heart lies the tragic story of two brothers-one present, one absent-and the lingering trauma that continues to shape their lives. Set over three days, this unflinching exploration of family, betrayal, and silence asks whether we can ever truly escape our past-and what it takes to finally face the truths we've spent a lifetime running from. "Compelling, eloquent and insightful... a book which has stayed with me long after the final page." - Emma Woolf "Compelling, eloquent and insightful... a book which has stayed with me long after the final page." - Emma Woolf "A quiet novel on trauma, loss, and the way secrets both kept and shared have long-lasting ripple effects." - Independent Book Review "In three days, these characters confront how they ran away from difficult choices in different ways, how their surreal serenity dissolves in the face of hard truths, and how long-held secrets forced to the surface begin to permeate their versions of reality and past connections." - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato is originally from the United States and now lives in Paris. He is a graduate of Oxford and a respected voice on organizational leadership, innovation, and culture.