Description
When seventy-nine-year-old retired professor Noah Selvaggio is unexpectedly asked to take temporary custody of his eleven-year-old great-nephew, his carefully planned return to the French Riviera becomes an unlikely journey for two complete strangers. As Noah and Michael navigate their uneasy relationship, they investigate photographs and clues connected to Noah’s mother and her wartime past in Nice. Blending humor, tenderness, and historical mystery, the novel explores family secrets, grief, displacement, intergenerational connection, and the ways the past shapes the present. Emma Donoghue’s nuanced, character-driven storytelling brings warmth and emotional depth to this richly atmospheric tale of love, loss, and belonging.
Available Editions
paperback
Ulverscroft Ltd
Published Jul 1, 2020
ISBN: 9781444845532
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Akin by Emma Donoghue.