A French Affair

The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of THE HORNBEAM TREE.

On the surface Charlie and Jessica are a happily married couple. Some would even say that they've been more lavishly blessed than most, but then most didn't know about the terrible secrets running through the foundations of their marriage.

Once Jessica had thought that nothing could be more threatening to her life than the cancer that had almost killed her, but now she knows better. There were even times when she might have wished to put herself back into the hands of the doctors, rather than face what life is throwing at her now ...

When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France her mother - the very poised and elegant Jessica - knows instinctively there is more to it. However, Natalie's father - the glamorous, high-flying Charlie - is so paralysed by the horror of losing his daughter, that he refuses even to discuss his wife's suspicions.

In the end, when their marriage is rocked by yet another terrible shock, Jessica decides to go back to France alone in search of some answers. When she gets to the idyllic vineyard in the heart of Burgundy she soon finds a great deal more than she was expecting in a love that is totally forbidden and a truth that will almost certainly devastate her life.

Set during one long hot summer in a sleepy world of wine, food and romance, 'A French Affair' is a deeply sensual and passionate story of love, resistance, loyalty and betrayal.

Random House Australia
Author: Susan Lewis
ISBN: 9780434014576 / 0434014575
RRP $32.95