FOR SARAH
For me, love has always been the most important of matters, or rather the only one.
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THAT YEAR THE PLANET EXPERIENCED its hottest autumn for five centuries. But the climate’s providential clemency, which may have played its part, will not be mentioned again.
This tale covers a period of three months, and perhaps a little more. Any man — or woman — who wants to hear nothing — or no more — about love should put this book down.