Someone I Loved (Je l'aimais) (English and French Edition)

Abandoned by her husband, a young woman forms a profound and life-changing relationship with her father-in-law, in a new novel--featuring both the English translation and original French text--by the author of I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere. Original. A Woman Is Abandoned By Her Husband. Shaken By The Betrayal, She And Her Two Children Are Taken To The Most Unexpected Of Places To Heal: The Country Farm Of Her Remote And Diffident Father-in-law. What Unfolds Between Them Is A Relationship That Changes Both Their Lives - One That Transforms Their Notion Of Family And Encourages A Better Understanding Of Each Other And The Choices Of The Heart. With This Deceptively Simple Novel Anna Gavalda Delivers A Romance About The Unpredictability Of Love, The Toll It Takes On Its Victims - Both Innocent And Guilty - And The Unanticipated Resilience Of Its Survivors.--jacket. Anna Gavalda ; Translated From The French By Catherine Evans. How long does it take to forget the smell of someone who loved you? And when do you stop loving them? When Chloe's husband leaves her and their children for another woman, she is devastated. Unexpectedly, it's her usually distant father-in-law who comes to Chloe's aid, both with practical help and his personal wisdom on life and love. In this beautifully crafted novella, Anna Gavalda poignantly explores the fragility of human relationships. Anna Gavalda has been hailed as an author "graced with the Gallic virtues of dry wit and almost involuntary elegance" (Vogue). Now, the prize-winning author of I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere returns with a novel of an abandoned wife, and the profound relationship that unfolds between her and her father-in-law.