The Affair

The prettiest young actress in Hollywood is approached by Rose McCarthy's Mode magazine crew to do a cover shot, and this exposes the actress's sultry relationship with bestselling French author. Because the author is also Rose's son-in-law, she finds herself in a difficult situation. Nadia, her gifted interior designer daughter, has been fighting to keep her marriage intact while keeping the truth from their small girls, her family, and the outside world. However, her unfaithful husband Nicolas is blinded by infatuation for a younger woman, who is also carrying his child.

The three sisters that surround Nadia fly from New York and Los Angeles to Paris in order to encourage her and give her counsel that is wildly different from one another. A cheerful celebrity chef in Los Angeles who hosts her own TV show, Athena is wary of getting married. Judge Olivia, a severe and traditional woman from New York's superior court, has a startling secret of her own. Venetia is a crazy fashion designer who is happily married and has three children. She has the most realistic and gentle point of view. In spite of their well-intended counsel, Nadia must determine her own opinions and the best course of action.

The Affair is about the harrowing process of learning who you are, what you want, and how much you're willing to forgive and give up in order to be loved. It's about realizing that everything is at stake when you find yourself at a crossroads in life. It's about the difficult lessons we have to learn about ourselves and other people. This compelling book is full of insightful observations about who we love, how much we love, and even how much we love ourselves, right up until the shocking conclusion.