“Absence isn’t a hole. It’s a presence living inside you, eating its way out.” Occupied France, 1943. Returning home from the hunt for rationed ingredients, André Albert finds his four-year-old son in the street, his wife gone, and a Jewish escapee cowering behind the display case. Without Mireille, the foundation of André’s world crumbles. André will do anything to bring his wife home, catapulting him on a perilous journey impeded by temptation, past trauma, and stunning revelations. From $2.99 SHOP NOW /