"A hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-won't-they romance-perfect for fans of Big Swiss and Acts of Service"--
When Cora and Sam, two married parents in a quiet town, develop an undeniable attraction, their story fractures into parallel timelines, one where they act on their feelings and one where they dont, revealing how love, regret, and perspective shape everyday life.
The best book about adultery since Madame Bovary. Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection
A hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-wont-they romanceperfect for fans of Big Swiss and Acts of Service.
When Cora meets Sam at a baby group in their small town, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Both are happily married young parents with two kids, and neither sees themselves as the type to engage in an affair. Yet their connection grows stronger, and as their lives continue to intertwine, the romantic tension between them becomes all-consuminguntil their worlds unravel into two parallel timelines. In one, they pursue their feelings. In the other, they resist.
As reality splits, the everyday details of Coras lifeher depressing marketing job, her daughters new fascination with the afterlife, her husbands obsession with podcasts about the history of ropegain fresh perspective. The intersecting and diverging timelines blur the boundaries of reality and fantasy, questioning what might have been and what truly matters.
The Ten Year Affair is a witty, emotionally-charged exploration of marriage, family life, and the roads not taken, that ultimately asks: do we really want our fantasies to come true?
