When Zade meets Driss in a Parisian café, they are suddenly catapulted into the world of young love. But soon tragedy strikes and Zade’s brave new world falls apart. In despair, she retreats to her favourite haunt, Pére Lachaise cemetery, where help appears from an unexpected quarter…

- I hope that I am not revealing too much of the plot if I say that Zade actually meets artists buried there – poets, painters… This mixture of dream, fantasy and cruel reality is really surprising but not always fulfilling.

- This novel really has some strong points – the author knows her stuff and, if you want, you can forget about the plot and enjoy the metaphors and references instead. On the other hand, this might not be your cup of tea.

- Heather Reyes writes well, coping with switches from past to present and back, from life to death and back. Sometimes you’re not sure where this novel is taking you, but if you let go and fly with it you’re bound for some pleasant surprises. And odd humorous note here and there, too.

- The author tried to put too much in this rather short novel – so many references and so little attention to all of them. It was often the case that I really could not see the point of Zade meeting an artist because so many of them do not really have meaningful conversations with Zade. And this book was not meant to have characters who chat lightly.