Sleepless Night

"Compact, haunting, and lovely ... it is unhurried and assured; no word is wasted ... In both its rich and unapologetic descriptions of domesticity and frank attitude toward sex ... the book is a treatise on one individual's womanhood."—Kirkus Reviews A woman gets up in the middle of a wintry night and starts baking a Bundt cake while her lover sleeps upstairs.

When it's time for her to take the cake out of the oven, we have read a tale of romance and death.

The narrator of this novel was widowed years ago and is trying to find new passion.

But the memory of her deceased husband and a shameful incident still holds her in its grasp.

Why did he do it? Margriet de Moor, master storyteller and one of Europe's foremost novelists, recounts a gripping love story about endings and demise, rage and jealousy, knowledge and ambiguity—and the possibility of a fresh start.Reading group guide is available at newvesselpress.com.