"Getting Lost" is the intimate diary of Annie Ernaux, created during her year-and-a-half-long secret love affair with a younger, married man, an attaché at the Soviet embassy in Paris. In this work, regarded as an unvarnished and immediate reflection of her experiences, Ernaux describes the year 1989, when she, as a divorced woman with two adult sons, lives in the suburbs of Paris and approaches her fiftieth birthday. Her writings are marked by longing for her lover, who visits her in the city, and the inner emptiness she feels when he is not with her. Ernaux's writing style is known for its clear and concise prose, and in "Getting Lost," she reveals herself in her most vulnerable form. The translation by Alison L. Strayer powerfully conveys the intensity and emotional depth of these experiences.