Used Book – Just Once: a novel, Alexandre Jardin

Three hours before his New York wedding, César stares at the younger sister of the woman he is about to marry and realizes that she is the woman of his life.

"Since our story is not possible, I would like us to make love... just once in our lives," he suggests. "To have no regrets. You choose the moment, Hannah. And I'll pretend I never said anything. I'll wait."

Fifteen years later, they meet again on the shore of a Quebec lake, three weeks before Hannah's wedding. Will she be true to her word or to her memories?

A widower, César is cured of all romanticism. Back from her daydreams, Hannah has given up on sentimentality. Can one still believe in passion when one has stopped believing in it?