A Second-Chance Summer in Paris

Table of Contents

Part I — Disruption (Paris)
1. The Life Left Behind: the situation facing an illustrator returning to finish a commission
2. Rescued Sketch From A Flooded Riverside Studio
3. The First Uneasy Conversation: what a former partner with a different memory refuses to explain
4. A Reason to Remain: a new obligation at Paris
Part II — Entanglement (A Second-Chance Summer)
5. The Memory That Matters: the earlier meaning of A Second-Chance Summer
6. The Price of a Favor: a favor involving a rescued sketch from a flooded riverside studio
7. The Second-Chance Summer Turning Point: test a long-delayed reconciliation during a summer visit
8. What the Town Remembers: a public reaction at Paris
Part III — Escalation
9. A Different Version of the Past: the competing versions of the courage to return without repeating the past
10. One Small Gesture: a tentative step by an illustrator returning to finish a commission
11. Something More Than Obligation: what a former partner with a different memory has overlooked
12. The Choice Deferred: an urgent decision involving Paris
Part IV — Crisis
13. The Question of Courage To Return Without Repeating The Past
14. Unexpected Company: an unexpected visitor to Paris
15. A Truth Spoken Too Late: the disclosure behind a rescued sketch from a flooded riverside studio
16. The Future in Question: a revised understanding of A Second-Chance Summer
Part V — Reassessment
17. When Confidence Fails: a difficult consequence for an illustrator returning to finish a commission
18. An Honest Reckoning: a truth finally told by a former partner with a different memory
19. The Cost of Test A Long-Delayed Reconciliation During A Summer Visit
20. The Work of Repair: an imperfect attempt at repair
Part VI — Resolution
21. An Invitation to Begin: a decision about the courage to return without repeating the past
22. Where the Road Changes: the meaning of a rescued sketch from a flooded riverside studio changes
23. The Paris Decision
24. The Place They Choose: new responsibilities for an illustrator returning to finish a commission