To mend matters with Claire and Raoul, Assane devises a plan to get them out of France. But with high stakes come greater risks — and no room for error.

An unfathomable loss rocks France, but Guédira and Raoul grapple with denial. A mysterious classified ad resurrects old ghosts and long-lost hopes.

Increasingly suspicious, Claire launches an investigation of her own. Guédira gets the surprise — and opportunity — of a literature lover's lifetime.