I Prefer Tomorrow's Light to Yesterday's Sun: A Novel of Secrets, Identity, and Reinvention:

What if starting over meant confronting everything you tried to leave behind? After twenty-five years in Toronto, Tanguy Belloc returns to Gironde, the land of his childhood. He hopes to rebuild a quiet life among memories: an old estate, a tropical greenhouse, rare animals-small fragments of peace after years of exile. But the past has a way of resurfacing. When Rafal-an enigmatic stranger-enters his life, Tanguy's fragile refuge begins to unravel. Hidden connections emerge, and distant de...