The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

An elderly Jewish gentleman and a fourteen year old girl, living their separate lives in New York, are both on track to uncover the history of a broken love affair. The gentleman's motivation is to search for a son he has never connected with; the girl's is to find a new love interest for her lonely mother. This is a convoluted story beautifully written. However, time sequences are not always clear and the voice of the narrator changes from character to character. A beautiful book, but it needs close attention.