It’s less about all the nudity (though there certainly is plenty of that) and more about how Maria uses her sexual experiences to determine the direction she wants her life to go in.

German reunification forms the backdrop to Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything, Emily Atef’s swooning but uneven romance drama.

Fable-like, literary, long and luscious.

Atef earns tragedy in her slow-burning tale while also leaning into other authors including Lawrence and E.L. James.