A retired New York professor’s life is thrown into chaos when he takes his great-nephew to the French Riviera in hopes of uncovering his own mother’s wartime secrets. From Emma Donoghue, the international bestselling author of Room comes Akin, a brilliant tale of love, loss and family. ‘Poignant and hopeful, the bestselling novelist of Room has delivered another exquisite portrayal of an adult and child making their way in the world’ — Woman & Home A retired New York professor’s life is thrown into chaos when he takes his great-nephew to the French Riviera, in hopes of uncovering his own mother’s wartime secrets. Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France. This odd couple, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, argue about everything from steak haché to screen time, and the trip is looking like a disaster.