A beautiful novel of self-discovery and new beginnings set against the backdrop of Paris and the isolated French coast, from the multi million-copy bestselling author ofThe Little Paris Bookshop

Claire Cousteau is one of Frances most esteemed biologists, with a seemingly perfect family life, but she has become increasingly frustrated by her marriage and her husbands affairs.

As the Cousteaus prepare for a summer in Brittany, Claires son Nico asks if his new girlfriend, Julie, can join them? Julie has conundrums of her own – she is an ambitious woman, and unsure if Nico really is her match. But what the family dont realise is that Julie and Claire have met before, in a Parisian hotel during a night that Claire thought was her secret.

Beneath the Breton sun, could their surprising bond alter the course of their lives for all time?