The Poet and the Hypotenuse

Paris, 1935. Tatiana is a Russian immigrant whose family have fled the Bolsheviks. She falls for a young Frenchman, Daniel, but her family remains trapped in the prejudices of its aristocratic past. The impoverished Daniel, secretary to a poet, is not considered a worthy match, and he has a secret he must share with Tatiana. The Poet and the Hypotenuse is a tale of love that is both timeless and set precisely of its time; packed with historical detail and real-life literary figures. Karine Hetherington tells her story with wit and elegance as her heroes fight to build their lives together against the backdrop of France, and its many social and political conflicts, in the years leading up to the Second World War.