The Affair: Escape to Lake Como with this years most intoxicating and emotionally gripping read
By (Author) Hilary Boyd
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
30th November 2021
19th August 2021
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Modern and Contemporary romance
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Romantic suspense
823.92
Paperback
416
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
291g
Escape to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Como in this irresistible story of love, lies and obsession that asks the question, can you ever walk away from an affair Connie McCabe longs for the summer where she spends the days leading tours across the continent. But it's on the glamourous shores of Lake Como where she is truly swept away after a much younger man named Jared, falls for her. Despite resisting his advances Connie finds that he's got under her skin. And so begins a long, hot, intoxicating summer where Connie succumbs and breaks her marriage vows. At the end of the season Connie returns home to her husband, wanting to put this affair behind her. But Jared has other ideas. . .
A simmering slow-burner full of obsession, drama and complicated relationships * Culturefly *
A tension packed read * Bella *
Breathless and brilliant * Best *
Included in 'The Hot List' * Inside Soap *
A breath of fresh air . . . An excellent companion for a weekend away * The Lady *
Praise for Hilary Boyd * - *
As canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better at jokes * Daily Mail *
Smart, with true-to-life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings * Sunday Mirror *
Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships * Woman & Home *
Hilary Boyd was a nurse, marriage counsellor and ran a small cancer charity before becoming an author. She has written eight books, including Thursdays in the Park, her debut novel which sold over half a million copies and was an international bestseller. The film rights for Thursdays In The Park have been acquired by Charles Dance, who will be directing and starring.