Tropic of Thyme: A Montélimar Novel

By Yulia Sheveleva

A sun-soaked coming-of-age story laced with secrets, first love, and the quiet ache of belonging.

When Ania arrives in Mont limar, a lavender-scented town in the south of France, she's carrying more than a cracked suitcase and a broken wrist - she's running from a past stitched with silence. In a house pulsing with jazz and the slow rhythm of summer, she meets three boys: Iskander, distant and magnetic; Thomas, steady as stone; and Jules, all fire and deflection.

Over one unforgettable season, they drink wine like prophecy, dance on terraces under starlight, and speak in half-truths. But as the summer wanes, hidden tensions rise - and not all of them are romantic. Desire twists into rivalry, friendship bruises into betrayal, and every whispered promise threatens to unravel.

Set against the golden hills and fading youth of the Dr me, this lyrical literary novel explores identity, exile, and the fragile beauty of connection - for readers who love the bittersweet hush of a summer that cannot last.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F9VKP81Q
• ISBN13: 9791097737610
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: 979-10-977376
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"