A young American woman, Genevieve, with family ties to France, and even to Algeria, returns to Paris after the breakup of her marriage. The city was where she spent some happy time as a troubled adolescent, with her loving aunt and uncle. When he dies, she returns to find solace there once more, wearing around her neck an unusual key she inherited from her mother. I loved all the connections, between family lost and found, secrets kept and finally revealed, past and present. From the publishers:
"As a girl, Genevieve Martin spent the happiest summer of her life in Paris, learning the delicate art of locksmithing at her uncle’s side. But since then, living back in the States, she has become more private, more subdued. She has been an observer of life rather than an active participant, holding herself back from those around her, including her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
