Three Days Grace

Explore the complexities of love and loss through an LGBTQ+ lens in this emotionally layered novel about family, identity, and long-suppressed truths.On the eve of their trip to South Africa, Lynne and her wife, Susan, await three guests in a Paris hotel: Nick, Lynne's distant son; Laslo, Susan's effusive friend; and Marc, a former professor living on borrowed glamour. What begins as a bon voyage soon becomes a clash of old wounds and fresh resentments. As night falls, long-buried secrets surface, threatening to dismantle the facades each has built. Through the winding corridors of Paris and the tangled landscapes of memory, five people must confront the truths they've spent decades avoiding. At the heart lies the tragic story of two brothersone present, one absentand the lingering trauma that continues to shape their lives. Set over three days, this unflinching exploration of family, betrayal, and silence asks whether we can ever truly escape our pastand what it takes to finally face the truths we've spent a lifetime running from. Compelling, eloquent and insightful... a book which has stayed with me long after the final page. Emma Woolf