Separated from her philandering husband and headed toward divorce, a young woman receives a call from her mother-in-law: Her soon-to-be-ex, Christopher, has gone missing in Greece. Reluctantly, she agrees to travel to the rustic Mediterranean coast to look for him. Through her clumsy investigations, she reflects upon the nuances and complexities of marriage, and then a shocking development calls into question all she thought she knew about Christopher. Coolly mesmerizing and quietly unsettling, A Separation combines taut suspense with powerful insight into the nature of love and loss. It's a page-turner that remains on your mind long after the final sentence.