"A rarity among romantic novels for teen-agers, this challenging story takes a clear-eyed look at reality, disillusionment, and maturity. Eva Tyden, a young Swedish girl, is delighted when her older sister becomes engaged to Marcel Forge, a French refugee in Stockholm near the end of World War II. She dreams romantically of keeping house and caring for the children of Birgitta and Marcel, both of whom will pursue glamorous artistic careers. Just before the wedding through an unusual combination of circumstances, Eva meets Marcel's family for the first time. It is an extremely unpleasant surprise for her, as is her sudden and bewildering change in attitude towards Marcel himself. But as she finds deception and disillusionment in others, Eva is also forced to face unpleasant aspects of her own nature, a discovery that forms a basis for the perceptible maturing of this very likable girl who goes on to find a dream of her own. Lit with gentle humor, and pervaded by a strong sense of the French countryside, Travel Alone, Eva combines a substantial theme with fresh and stylish writing." ~from the jacket cover of Travel Alone, Eva