One wet afternoon, Etienne Vollard knocks down a little girl, Eva. Haunted by guilt, he visits Eva in hospital and also meets her mother, Therese. When Eva awak... » 

One wet afternoon, Etienne Vollard knocks down a little girl, Eva. Haunted by guilt, he visits Eva in hospital and also meets her mother, Therese. When Eva awakes, the three of them are immediately aware that their lives are forever altered. This novel is about life, childhood, loneliness, and learning to accept and understand our differences. «