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The Affair

By: Santa Montefiore
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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Summary
 A captivating tale of desire and temptation from the number one bestseling author of Songs of Love and War.

Angelica has the world at her feet: a gorgeous French husband, two beautiful children and a successful career. One night at a gossipy dinner party, Angelica’s husband harmlessly flirts with another woman and Angelica herself encounters Jack, a handsome and charismatic man from South Africa. Angelica and Jack are irrevocably drawn together and cannot ignore the sparks that fly between them. From her glamorous life in London, to the lush vineyards of South Africa, Angelica finds herself on a journey that will risk all she has worked for. She and Jack come together for a moment, only to be torn apart by fate. What will Angelica do when she finally realises just how far she has strayed from home…?
Bittersweet and thought-provoking, THE AFFAIR is . . . brilliantly written and surprisingly sophisticated. (News of the World)

The writing begins to sing. Landscapes are this author's forte and her descriptions of the jasmine-scented air at Jack's vineyard outside Cape Town are accomplished and poetic. (Daily Telegraph)

Santa Montefiore is a marvel at descriptive writing and the two milieus she establishes, the grand drawing rooms of rich London filled with designer-clad women and the lush South African veldt, have you drooling. (Sunday Express)

A beautifully written tale of temptation that perfectly captures the intoxicating danger and emotional angst of forbidden love (Daily Record)©2010 Santa Montefiore (P)2010 W F Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Women's Fiction
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Angelica is a happily married woman, or so she thinks. She has the perfect life, a husband she loves, and two children she adores. She lives in a beautiful house in London, has a fulfilling career as a children's author with enough time left over to do lunch with the girls.

Then Jack, a handsome South African man walks into her life turning her world on its head.

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. The story started off a little slow but then drew me in until I was hooked. This was enhanced by the narrator, Jilly Bond, who gave the story life. Every voice in the story was very well portrayed, with much care even given to the minor characters. eg. when Angelica gets together with her girlfriends each and every one of them was given a very distinctive voice and their personalities were brought to life.

Lovely story, and I agree moral undertones. Very enjoyable. Hope this helps:)

Loved it!

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Brilliant plot and very descriptive as usual. Makes me feel as though I'm there .... Carry on....

They just get better

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I love Santa Montefiore’s books and this one did not disappoint. I didn’t want it to end.
Have your tissues ready.

Brilliant

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I didn't like the lead character. Found the love element unconvincing... good bits but for me it just didn't ring true

Intelligent ish

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I enjoyed this in the end. There were parts that I want so keen on and I wasn’t too keen on some of the characters. But overall this was a good story which held my attention and I liked the life morals in it regarding searching for the perfect happiness. Thought-provoking. Audio was ok but some of the south-African accents grated a bit. Have read a lot by this author now and all are usually good, strong stories and this was no exception.

Thought-provoking

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