Evan Taft is worrying about moving to Alaska temporarily and leaving his hard-working mother and seven year old brother after his father left. He gets drunk at a party and is looked after by his friend Ali. At the same party Shosh Bell drives a car belonging to another guest into the swimming pool and is detained at the local police station. Shosh is struggling to find meaning in her life after her sister is killed in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver. The author then tells his readers about Solvi who in 1832 arrives in Paris to seek revenge on her father only to find he's already dead. She meets Etienne, a painter, and they remain together until both sadly die of cholera. David Arnold writes with tremendous insight into the anguish and uncertainties faced by young adults in challenging situations. In I Loved You In Another Life he explores the idea of soulmates finding each other in different incarnations.