The "power of sisterhood and female friendships shine" (Publishers
Weekly) in this boarding school novel that spans continents and delves
deep with maturity and grace.
Shirin is an Iranian princess; Ingrid, a German-Canadian eccentric; and
Vivien, a Cuban-Jewish New Yorker culinary phenom. The three are
roommates at a Swiss boarding school, where they spend their summers
learning more than French and European culture. As the girls' paths
cross and merge--summers together, school years separate--they navigate
social and cultural differences and learn the confusing and conflicting
legacies of their families' pasts. In the spirit of sisterhood and
friendship, Shirin, Ingrid, and Vivien grow together even when they are
apart, forming unbreakable bonds along the way.