THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR

MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST STYLIST NEW STATESMAN BUSTLE LITHUB W MAGAZINE AND OUR CULTUREDAKOTA JOHNSON BOOK CLUB PICKTHE SHIFT BY SAM BAKER BOOK CLUB PICKTwo parents Happily married Just not to each other When Cora meets Sam at a baby group in their small town the chemistry between them is instant and undeniable But both are happily married and neither is the type to cheat So as their lives intertwine and the romantic tension between them heightens Cora turns to her imagination in her head she and Sam pursue their feelings in reality they resist Yet as the fantasy affair grows ever more intoxicating it can t help but cast Cora s everyday life the mushroom problem in the bathroom her daughter s new fascination with the afterlife her husband s obsession with podcasts about the history of rope in a new light And when the boundaries grow increasingly blurred she must decide what truly matters Somers s wit is as cool caustic and dry as liquid nitrogen TONY TULATHIMUTTE Hilarious BRANDON TAYLOR Compulsively readable JULIA MAY JONAS