Publisher's Synopsis
In the wake of a war that shattered traditions, ideals, and the human spirit, a group of young expatriates tries to piece together meaning from the fragments of a broken world. They gather in the cafés of Paris, drift through days of wine and conversation, and journey into the heat and danger of the Spanish countryside. Through their longings, affairs, and betrayals, they search for something pure-something real-amidst the fog of disillusionment. At the center of this circle stands a man haunted by war wounds both physical and invisible. His love for a woman he can never truly possess forms the emotional core of the narrative-a love story tangled in pride, guilt, and the tragedy of timing. Around him move others equally lost: dreamers, drunks, artists, and drifters each carrying their private despair, each seeking release. With spare, unflinching prose and a voice that speaks with brutal honesty, the novel captures the rhythm of a generation adrift in postwar Europe. Its beauty lies not in sentiment, but in the raw, clear expression of what it means to love, to lose, and to live with both. It is a book that speaks to all who have ever searched for purpose in a world that no longer offers easy answers.
