"A luscious, layered story of inheritance, heartbreak, reinvention, and family. I adored this book." -Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

When a deed to an apartment in Paris turns up in an old attic trunk, an estranged mother and daughter must reunite to uncover the secret life of a family matriarch-perfect for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Beekeeper's Daughter.
Hannah Bond has always been a bookworm, which is why she fled Florida-and her unstable, alcoholic mother-for a quiet life leading Jane Austen-themed tours through the British countryside. But on New Year's Eve, everything comes crashing down when she arrives back at her London flat to find her mother, Marla, waiting for her.

Marla's brought two things with her: a black eye from her ex-boyfriend and an envelope. Its contents? The deed to an apartment in Paris, an old key, and newspaper clippings about the...