11 books for your sad girl summer in europe

a reading guide for the romantically disillusioned, the nostalgically inclined, and anyone who wants their summer to feel like a faded postcard books mentioned: bonjour tristesse — françoise sagan the offing — benjamin myers call me by your name — andré aciman antiquity — hanna johansson in the café of lost youth — patrick modiano last summer in the city — gianfranco calligarich madonna in a fur coat — sabahattin ali my brilliant friend — elena ferrante lie with me — philippe besson swimming in the dark — tomasz jedrowski other places you can find me:   / quirinebrouwer   https://quirinebrouwer.substack.com/   / quirinebrouwer