Stowaways — Andre Aciman

This contemporary twist on Brief Encounter is a tender meditation on what might have been Maybe we love people because they won t let us know them A summer s evening in Manhattan Nothing not cold drinks not showers not a stroll through the chilly aisles of an all night drugstore can undo the heat s hold on the city Julian is half watching the evening news his husband filling the dishwasher That s when it arrives An email with the subject line From Paul Axel An email about a dead man from Carol a woman Julian has never met Paul has left a message he d like her to relay Emails are exchanged Morning coffee at the Bryant Park Grill is agreed Carol fulfilling Paul s final request wonders how she will tell Julian of a life and a love he has no idea existed A life encased in a flash drive containing multitudes Readers adored Stowaways I have unashamedly fallen in love with Andre Aciman s writing I couldn t stop reading until the very last page It s a really beautiful book of two people talking about love Poignant heart warming stimulating and challenging All readers should recognise something of themselves in this story I had no idea what to expect going into this book but in true André Aciman style I was floored by the sheer beauty of it Tanıtım Bülteninden