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This 1954 novel, set primarily in a gorgeously described French Riviera setting, shows how the events of one evening go on to impact two teenagers later lives. I liked it more than you did, @squirrelbrain , but not NEARLY as much as I Capture the Castle, a novel to which it has been compared. A lower pick for me!

A rather odd book, perhaps explained by the bio explaining that the author came from a very ‘literary‘ family.

It started well, with Penelope, the free-spirited daughter of a poet, meeting some other teens who are quite different to her. Per the blurb, this was supposed to change all of their lives, but I‘m not sure it did.

It was all a bit too self-conscious and tried too hard - it felt like it was trying to be Bonjour Tristesse and failing.