David is drinking alone, watching night fall from the window of his house in the south of france. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting. But his girlfriends return to paris destroys everything. Topics bbc radio, drama, james baldwin, classic lit. The book is packed with scenes of old world coquetry, juicy repartee and riveting conversation between lovers. I read this novel in honor of black history month and would highly recommend it.
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