For readers of David Nicholls, Ann Patchett, and Colm Toibin, Almost Life is a love story that begins when Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacre-Cœur in 1978. Theirs is a story that will last a lifetime - even if their lives take them in very different directions.

For readers of David Nicholls, Ann Patchett, and Colm Toibin, Almost Life is a love story that begins when Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacre-Cœur in 1978. Theirs is a story that will last a lifetime - even if their lives take them in very different directions.