Description
Two couples share the same Paris apartment—yet nearly fifty years separate their lives. In 2019, Anna’s quiet routine is upended when a new neighbor, Clémentine, draws her into a younger world; in 1972, Florence and Henry navigate love, ambition, and the complicated question of becoming parents. As marriage, desire, and fidelity strain under the weight of secrets, their stories begin to echo across time, with memories and “ghosts” threading through the building like an unseen architecture. With Lauren Elkin’s elegant, sharply observed style—often funny, always atmospheric—*Scaffolding* explores how intimacy repeats itself, how choices reverberate, and how the past refuses to stay put.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House
Published Jun 13, 2024
361 pages
ISBN: 9781529926453
paperback
Vintage
Published Jun 12, 2025
ISBN: 9781529932942
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Details
First Published
2024
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin.