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|title=A Heart Bent Out of Shape

|sort=Heart Bent Out of Shape, A

|author=Emylia Hall

|genre=Women's Fiction

|rating=4

|publisher=Headline Review

|date=September 2013

|summary=Lausanne comes off beautifully in this book about love and loss during a year studying abroad. A little long, but very readable.

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Hadley Dunn is quite a fancy name for a girl like her. She has lived quite a nondescript life up until now, and even her university years look like they’ll be quite uneventful since she’s decided to live at home rather than move away. Then, out of the blue, an opportunity arises, and Hadley finds herself spending a year abroad in Switzerland. Away from the responsibilities of home, and surrounded by exciting new friends, Hadley becomes a much more appealing character. She is especially close to Danish student Kristina who is also there for a year in Lausanne, and the two soon grow close, even if each has secrets they keep to themselves and cannot share with even their closest of friends.