The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes begins with the title story about a young American millionaire who is suffering from bi-polar disorder when he takes an impulsive trip back to Cannes, where he first met his wife. Hoping to recapture the happiness they once had, his plans are derailed by a terrible accident. What happens to him echoes through each subsequent story in the collection.
The Flame
Tess Urize Holthe reads a story from her collection The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes. In "The Flame," Serena barr visits an open house, which she believes belongs to her husband's ex-lover.
