Stowaways

On a hot summer evening in Manhattan, Julian is at home with his husband. An email arrives from Chloe, a woman he has never met. It concerns Paul Axel, a dead man, and a message Paul wanted her to pass on. Julian and Chloe arrange to meet for morning coffee. Chloe must find a way to tell Julian about a hidden life and love he never knew existed. A flash drive contains a great deal more. The book explores love, hidden lives, and what could have been.

Why You Should Read?

• Discover how a single email can uncover a hidden life and long-kept love.
• Follow Julian as he learns about Paul Axel and a past he never knew.
• Meet Chloe, who must relay a dead man's final message to a stranger.
• Explore themes of love, hidden lives, and the weight of a past unknown.

About the Author

André Aciman is an Italian-American writer. His birthday is 2 January 1951. At New York University he gave courses in creative writing, while French literature was his subject at Princeton University and Bard College. At Wesleyan University, he held the 2009 position of Visiting Distinguished Writer. He has written multiple novels, among them Call Me by Your Name, which received the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. His 1995 memoir Out of Egypt earned a Whiting Award. In a 2019 interview, he named Eight White Nights as his finest book.