As he approaches his 50th birthday and agrees to look after an old girlfriend’s daughter, Marcel recalls his own unconventional 1960s upbringing by his adoptive father, Oliver, a foreign correspondent. An absorbing novel about the redemptive power of love, with a hidden twist.
Stray Love, Kyo MacLear, $30.
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