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A love letter, a lament, a novel for life. After the bestseller "Real Life," here comes the new, major novel by the award-winning author Adeline Dieudonné. A woman and M., her lover, spend the weekend in a secluded chalet. But suddenly, M. is dead. Overcome with grief, the narrator is left with his body. In the days that follow, she does not leave his side. She sleeps next to him, talks to him, and drives with him in the backseat through the mountains. Along the way, she reflects on her early relationships, on men who belittled, hurt, or abused her, and on her own weaknesses. And on her love story with M., which was free and generous. She tells all this in letters to his wife—until she is ready to say goodbye. Adeline Dieudonné returns: profound, tender, and humorous, a novel of emotional power. "Stay" is a touching love letter and farewell, an unflinching look at womanhood in our society—and the quirky road trip of a woman with her dead lover in the backseat.

"A novel as a luminous variation on love and death, of unparalleled beauty."

Also by Adeline Dieudonné: Real Life, 11:12 PM – People in One Night, Bonobo Moussaka.