"Begley writes with a contemplative wisdom that permeates his
work....[He] has captured some of the wispy melancholy of midcentury
fiction, and this feat in itself is mellifluous to both ear and
spirit."
THE BOSTON GLOBE
A man without a country or family, a Holocaust survivor, Ben long ago
left the wreckage of Europe and recreated himself as a brilliant
financier. He rejects the comforts of love and is shocked to discover
Veronique--beautiful, unwisely married, and all that Ben suddenly knows
he has always needed. In their stolen hours and weekends, their deep
commitment to one another fills their lives as nothing ever has. But the
question remains: Can Ben finally take what he has always denied
himself...?
From the author of WARTIME LIES.