Losing the Light
A Novel
by Andrea Dunlop
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Pub Date Feb 23 2016 | Archive Date Jul 31 2018
Description
“A heady cocktail of nostalgia, a seductive Frenchman, a passionate love triangle, and a mysterious disappearance.” —The Seattle Times
A smart, obsessive debut novel about a young woman studying abroad who becomes caught up in a seductive French world—and a complex web of love and lust.
When thirty-year-old Brooke Thompson unexpectedly runs into a man from her past, she’s plunged headlong into memories she’s long tried to forget about the year she spent in France following a disastrous affair with a professor.
As a newly arrived exchange student in the picturesque city of Nantes, young Brooke develops a deep and complicated friendship with Sophie, a fellow American and stunning blonde, whose golden girl façade hides a precarious emotional fragility. Sophie and Brooke soon become inseparable and find themselves intoxicated by their new surroundings—and each other.
But their lives are forever changed when they meet a sly, stylish French student, Veronique, and her impossibly sexy older cousin, Alex. The cousins draw Sophie and Brooke into an irresistible world of art, money, decadence, and ultimately, a disastrous love triangle that consumes them both. And of the two of them, only one will make it home.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781501109423 |
| PRICE | $15.00 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Librarian 217815
In a desire to leave their troubles behind and escape what they consider provincial California lives, Brooke Thompson and Sophie Martin enroll in a study abroad program in Nantes, France. Only acquaintances in California, they find themselves forming a deep and consuming friendship in Nantes. There they meet Veronique, a charming French student and her beguiling and wealthy cousin Alex. Study and school cease to be a priority, as Brooke and Sophie become entranced with France and obsessed with their burgeoning relationship with Alex. Weekends in Paris and Cap Ferrat, glamour and wealth - all weave their spell. But the magic soon comes to an end with what might be disastrous results. Andrea Dunlop has created an alluring and captivating world inhabited by engaging characters, and the book was fun to read for that alone. But what makes this more than a light beach read is her stunning portrayal of the heady promises of youth and the pain of loss and betrayal. An impressive debut and a pleasure to read.
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