David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain.

But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months, David's fiancée returns and, denying his sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man – a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret.
 
'Gorgeous, fearless, tempered by dark knowledge and pain...'