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Feeling solitary and shocked by the late re- marriage of his mother, Alan Sherwood enters a highly unsatisfactory engagement to fragile, needy Angela. She sees in him a protector, one who will confer stability and respect upon her, yet he is haunted by memories of more carefree times in Paris, and by his passionate and destructive love affair with Sarah Miller. So when Sarah re-enters his life, Alan willingly embarks on a futile act of betrayal.The tragic consequences of this infidelity are to change his life forever. Alone in the small Swiss border-town of Vif, Alan endeavours to reconcile his feelings of guilt and sadness, and determines to make amends for his folly.
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