The Affair: A Novel

New York Times Bestseller In This Riveting Novel, Danielle Steel Explores A High-Profile Affair That Reverberates Throughout An Entire Family, From The Wounded Wife To Her Husband-Torn Between Two Women-To The WifeS Close-Knit Sisters And Their Mother.When Rose MccarthyS Staff At Mode Magazine Pitches A Cover Shoot With HollywoodS Hottest Young Actress, The ActressS Sizzling Affair With A Bestselling French Author Is Exposed. The Author Happens To Be RoseS Son-In-Law, Which Creates A Painful Dilemma For Her. Her Daughter Nadia, A Talented Interior Designer, Has Been Struggling To Hold Her Marriage Together, And Conceal The Truth From Their Young Daughters, Her Family, And The World. But Nicolas, Her Straying Husband, Is Blinded By Passion For A Younger Woman-And Not Only That, She Is Pregnant With His Child. NadiaS Three Sisters Close Ranks Around Her, Flying To Paris From Los Angeles And New York To Lend Support And Offer Their Widely Divergent Advice. Athena, A Jovial Celebrity Chef With Her Own Tv Show In Los Angeles, Is Leery Of Marriage. Olivia, A Stern Conservative New York Superior Court Judge, Is Haunted By A Shocking Secret Of Her Own. Venetia, A Zany Fashion Designer, Happily Married With Three Kids, Has The Gentlest, Most Realistic Point Of View. Despite Their Well-Meaning Advice, Nadia Needs To Figure Out What She Herself Thinks, And What To Do Next. The Affair Is About The Painful Journey To Discover Who You Are, What You Want, And How Much Forgiveness And Compromise You Are Capable Of In Order To Be Loved. ItS About Finding Yourself At The Crossroads Of Life When Everything Is On The Line. ItS About The Hard Lessons We Are Forced To Learn About Others And Ourselves. Right Up Until Its Final Twist, This Gripping Novel Is Full Of Powerful Insights About Who We Love, How Much-And Even How Much We Love Ourselves.