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At the dawn of the 1990s in Chicago, in the midst of the artistic bohemian era, a man and a woman live across the hall from each other and secretly spy on each other. Nothing seems to connect them—she is a psychology student, he is a rebellious photographer. But when they finally meet, the charm works and the love story begins immediately between Elizabeth and Jack. They have their whole lives ahead of them and, even if their dreams and backgrounds diverge, they are convinced that their love will stand the test of time. But what about twenty years later? Once the couple has become bourgeois, struggles with a tyrannical son, desire slowly fades and dreams are forgotten? The purchase of an off-plan apartment then becomes the revelation of all the disagreements between Elizabeth and Jack. Deep down, were they made for each other? Built with mischievous back-and-forths in time, Bien-être is the stunning fresco of a love whose setting, Chicago, loses its soul as the feelings deteriorate. Nathan Hill dissects the couple and the state of the middle class with irresistible panache, ingenuity, and humor. A great American novel with a thrilling breath.

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