FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF
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'You don't so much read André Aciman's novels as tumble breathlessly into them.'
THE TIMES
On the streets of this shabby little town, I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of you- you with your to-go coffee cup, your coat, your rolled-up cigarettes, and the yellow plaid scarf that was once mine.
Mariana arrives at the Academy in Italy, where she will spend the next few months on an art fellowship. That night, over dinner with the other fellows, she meets Itamar - a handsome, charismatic boy with a reputation for breaking hearts. Their attraction is instantaneous, and the whirlwind romance that follows destroys her traditional sensibilities and opens her heart.
But when Itamar cuts her off without an explanation, Mariana pours over the details of their affair in a desperate attempt to understand what went wrong. Increasingly obsessed with the idea of a second chance, she searches for Itamar until she finally gets an encounter with him that threatens to leave her completely undone.
