Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and cousin Jules since the death of her parents. She works as a carer at a retirement home and spends her days listening to her residents- stories.
After bonding with H-ne, an almost 100-year-old resident, the two women slowly reveal their stories to one another. Whilst Justine helps H-ne to relive her memories of love and war, H-ne encourages Justine to confront the secrets of her own past, and the loss she has buried deep within.
One day, trouble arrives in the form of a mysterious phone call that shakes the retirement home to its core and uncovers a shocking revelation. At once humorous and melancholic, Val-e Perrin-s debut novel is a story of how the past can shape our present, and the scars of undeclared love.
