C. K. Stead — The Necessary Angel
A&U New Zealand 2017 Paperback, 220pp. Max Jackson, a New Zealander living and lecturing in Paris, has a complicated arrangement with his estranged French wife, Louise. In love with his younger Sorbonne colleague Sylvie, he finds himself entangled with Helen, a troubled young English student. When a Cezanne painting goes missing from Louise's apartment the day after Max has been there with Helen, the boundaries he has struggled to maintain threaten to collapse. (ISBN: 9781760631529). Very Good.