This is a seductive new collection of stories from the Orange Prize-winning author of The Road Home and Restoration

• Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s' Paris.
• The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster's cottage, miles from Moscow.
• A father, finally free of his daughter's demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat.
• And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor.

'Glorious...She demonstrates the effortless magic of the seasoned storyteller.' The Times.