Description
Book Synopsis'An Italian novel of imperfect love and urgent grief'
NEW YORK TIMES
'A novel of dignified beauty'
OBSERVER
'A masterly piece of writing, rich with insight and detail, and a curiously moving optimism'
GAY TIMES
'A discreet, lyrical meditation on the nature of male love'
EDMUND WHITE
With an introduction by Andre Aciman, bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name
Thomas, a young German musician, is dying. His older boyfriend, a renowned Italian writer named Leo, finds it impossible to watch the slow and inevitable demise of his lover; he condemns himself to moving cities every few weeks instead, in the hope of finding a semblance of peace.
He travels through Europe where past and present overlap, years merge and faces emerge - and where reminders of the life he and Thomas shared are on every corner. Leo's memories become clearer with every road he takes, much as