The Way I Found Her

During a summer in Paris with his mother, thirteen-year-old Lewis Little becomes captivated by the city and the mysterious Russian émigré writer Valentina Gavrilovich, whose medieval romance she is translating. As Valentina’s influence begins to affect their lives, a series of unforeseen events leads Lewis into a daunting and transformative quest. Rose Tremain’s richly crafted novel explores the enchantment of new experiences and the darker undercurrents that can emerge when past secrets surface.