a novel Cross-Smith, Leesa 1978- creator author. text Domestic fiction. Romance fiction. Novels. nyu 2023 2022 First trade paperback edition. monographic eng

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401 pages ; 21 cm "At forty-four, Vincent - the privileged daughter of artists - enjoys strolling the streets of Paris and teaching at the modern art museum; she has a vibrant group of friends; and she's even caught the eye of a young, charismatic man named Loup. But Vincent is also in Paris to escape a painful betrayal. Her husband, Cillian, has published a bestselling book divulging secrets about their marriage and his own past. Now estranged, Vincent has agreed to see Cillian again the following summer, but Loup introduces new complications. They begin an intense affair, and somewhere between cigarettes smoked in the moonlight, hazy evenings in nightclubs, and long, starry walks along the Seine, Vincent feels herself blossoming. In a journey both transportive and intimate, Half-Blown Rose traverses Paris, travel, art, liminal spaces, and the messy complexities of relationships and romance, with playlists, journal entries, and Cillian's novel excerpts woven throughout. As Cillian does all he can to win her back, Vincent must decide what she wants... and who she will be"-- Leesa Cross-Smith. Includes a reading group guide, conversation with the author, and excerpt from "Goodbye Earl". Separated women Fiction Betrayal Fiction Husband and wife Fiction Self-actualization (Psychology) Fiction Man-woman relationships Fiction Paris (France) Fiction PS3603.R67945 H35 2023 813/.6 9781538755181 1538755181 2024440212 DLC 241004 20241029134820.0 23884932 eng