Leaving

Sarah broke off her relationship with Warren, her college boyfriend, because she felt he was unreliable. Thirty years later, the two run into each other at the opera in New York City. In the interim, Sarah married and had two children; later, she divorced and inherited enough money to live comfortably in Westchester County. Warren also married, had a daughter, and became an architect. Sparks fly after their chance meeting, and the two embark on an affair, hoping for a second chance at life together. Although Warren lives in Boston, he and Sarah meet frequently. He tries to divorce his wife, only to have his daughter intervene, threatening to excise him from her life. Caught between Sarah and his daughter, Warren makes a choice that dooms them all to an unhappy fate. Hannah Choi offers a low-key, almost placid narration, allowing the story’s high drama and emotional crises to speak for themselves.