Anna and her psychiatrist Thomas must decide whether a comfortable marriage or desire is more important when each of them starts an affair in modern-day Paris. ...
A middle-aged man (our hero) is traveling to the heart of the Scottish Highlands to be with his young mistress (our heroine), who is twenty years his junior. Some people would call this madness, a mistake, as his visit is not entirely welcome--her boyfriend will arrive in a few days time. But our he...
By the celebrated Oulipo writer, this brilliant and witty novel set in Lisbon explores love, relationships, and the strange balance between literature and life. Journalist, writer, and translator Vincent Balmer moves to Lisbon to escape from a failing affair. During his first assignment there, he ...
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