"Compelling, eloquent and insightful... a book which has stayed with me long after the final page." – Emma Woolf

"An unflinching examination of identity shaped by emotional warfare. Tenderly set against a claustrophobic Parisian backdrop, this is a masterful study of how trauma bleeds through the years." — Chloe Savage, award-winning author and illustrator

"Donato has a unique ability to develop characters who make you fall fast and want to keep reading […] I found myself unable to put it down." — Dayna Adelman, author of The Youngest One in the Room

"A beautifully introspective story lined with an unexpected and quiet hope." — Mia Bolton, author of As We Bloom

"A haunting psychological drama that understands grace not as forgiveness but as the difficult, human act of finally facing what has been buried." — Guido Sanchez, educator and author of Queer Mythology

“A sensitively written novel of a troubled group of family and friends […] this is a compelling story about the fault lines and shadows in seemingly regular families, and the possibilities of tender, generous love that can be found even in dark places.” — Sophia Blackwell, poet and author