The Ashford Affair

By Lauren Willig

Book Overview

"From "New York Times" bestselling author Lauren Willig comes" The Ashford Affair, "a page-turning novel about two women in different eras, and on different continents, who are connected by one deeply buried secret."""""A "New York Times" best seller As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she's been working towards but now she's not sure it's enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her. But when the family gathers for her grandmother Addie's ninety-ninth birthday, a relative lets slip hints about a long-buried family secret, leading Clemmie on a journey into the past that could change everything. . . .Growing up at Ashford Park in the early twentieth century, Addie has never quite belonged. When her parents passed away, she was taken into the grand English house by her aristocratic aunt and uncle, and raised side-by-side with her beautiful and outgoing cousin, Bea. Though they are as different as night and day, Addie and Bea are closer than sisters, through relationships and challenges, and a war that changes the face of Europe irrevocably. But what happens when something finally comes along that can't be shared? When the love of sisterhood is tested by a bond that's even stronger?From the inner circles of British society to the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the red-dirt hills of Kenya, the never-told secrets of a woman and a family unfurl."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250014492
• ISBN13: 9781250014498
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Historical Family Affair thru the generations.

Great book, easy to follow, with full character development. This was a book where you were brought into a family and became intimate with the characters. Excellent plot development. Learning about ones family heritage is never easy and sometimes very very messy. I enjoyed going on the journey.

Dual Story

I enjoy books that have a back and forth timeline. The characters are well developed, although at times I did feel as if I was reading a YA book but it held my interest. I will read more by this author.