First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn't know anything about that at nineteen. At nineteen, he's proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention. As he grows older, the demands placed on Paul by love become far greater than he could possibly have foreseen. The brilliant new novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of "The Sense of an Ending" and "The Noise of Time". Tender and profund.