Domestic Affairs - Softcover

Perseus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593155336 ISBN 13: 9781593155339

Publisher: Vanguard Press, 2009

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman in Red comes an intimate story of friendship lost and regained, old loves rekindled, and a baptism by fire that ultimately leads to the redemption of three very special women.

It begins with a betrayal that tears apart childhood friends, Abigail and Lila, when Abigail’s mother, the housekeeper for Lila’s wealthy family, is summarily banished, casting Abigail from the only home she has ever known. Now, twenty-five years later, Abigail is a self-made successful cookbook author and TV personality. When Lila, who married well and for decades lived the glittering life of a Park Avenue socialite, suffers a tragic reversal of fortune, she seeks out the help of her childhood friend. Penniless and all but unemployable, Lila approaches Abigail about a job, and Abigail gives her one: as her housekeeper.

But revenge is not as sweet as Abigail had imagined. Lila’s reentry into Abigail’s life brings along some unexpected complications and questions: Will Abigail be reunited with her girlhood love, Lila’s twin brother, Vaughn? Will Concepción, the grief-stricken mother whose daughter perished in the fire that consumed Abigail’s factory, succeed in tracking Abigail down and confronting her about her daughter’s death? Will Lila ever find love in the wake of her husband’s suicide?

In this sweeping emotional tale, Abigail, Lila, and Concepción are thrown together and forced to unite in order to save one another...and themselves.

About this title

About the Author:

Eileen Goudge is the New York Times bestselling author whose novels includeWoman in Red, One Last Dance, Garden of Lies, and Thorns of Truth. There are more than three million copies of her books in print worldwide. She lives with her husband, entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon, in New York City.

www.eileengoudge.com
www.domesticaffairs.com

Review:

"A gifted writer with an eye for telling detail."

"Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave." -- Nora Roberts

About this edition

• Publisher: Vanguard Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1593155336
• ISBN 13: 9781593155339
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 437