The Affair

Escape to Lake Como with this year’s most intoxicating and emotionally gripping read

By: Hilary Boyd

Narrated by: Helen Keeley

Brought to you by Penguin.

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An irresistible story of love, lies and obsession that asks the question

CAN YOU EVER WALK AWAY FROM AN AFFAIR?

Escape to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Como in the irresistible and gripping new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park, The Anniversary and The Lie

Connie McCabe longs for the summer where she spends the days leading tours across the continent.

But it's on the glamorous shores of Lake Como where she is truly swept away, when Jared, a much younger man, 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 . . .

Praise for Hilary Boyd

'Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressively well-written tale' Daily Express

'I was ripping through this book . . . addictive' Evening Standard

'Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life' Daily Mail

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Critic reviews

A simmering slow-burner full of obsession, drama and complicated relationships

A tension packed read

Breathless and brilliant

Included in 'The Hot List'

A breath of fresh air . . . An excellent companion for a weekend away

Praise for Hilary Boyd

As canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better at jokes

Smart, with true-to-life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings

Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships