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The Affair by Hilary Boyd published by Penguin Michael Joseph

 




Connie McCabe is married to GP Devan and she works during the summer months as a guide, conducting tours across Europe. Connie’s marriage to Devan has gone a bit stale, and when he struggles with adapting to retirement, she seeks solace in her time away from home.

On the shores of Lake Como she is swept off her feet by Jared, a younger man who is on a tour with his elderly godmother Dinah.

 
And so begins a long, hot, intoxicating summer where Connie succumbs to temptation - breaking her marriage vows. When she returns home to Devan, she tries to put the affair behind her, but everything starts to unravel, and Jared has other ideas.

 

This is a story of utter obsession! At the start I felt it moved along quite slowly, but it gather momentum and by the end I was left gasping as I was so surprised with how it finished!

There were times when I wanted to shout at Connie as there were so many red flags that she didn’t see, but perhaps she was caught up in the moment, whereas I was a by-stander watching it all unfold!

Devan annoyed me to start with, with his constant whinging and moaning, he was like a petulant child but then he seemed to get a sudden change in character and became more loving and mellow.

Jared was definitely the villain of the piece, and I wanted to boo and hiss every time his name was mentioned on a page!

A wonderful book that I would happily recommend to my friends.


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