Muriel, or The Time of Return

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In the seacoast town of Boulogne, Hèlène sells antique furniture, living with her step-son, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hèlène's comes to visit - Alphonse - with his niece Franèoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a cafè. Bernard speaks of his fiancèe, Muriel, whom Hèlène has not met. The narrative, like memory and intention, is jumpy, the past obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hèlène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well. Can anyone know another?