Paul is 11 when he discovers Laura Petit standing at his windowsill.
Laura is 22, a beautiful poet on the brink of seducing Paul's father.
Laura tells Paul to forget her - an impossible command which haunts them for the rest of their lives.
(Scribner, £6.99)
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