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Guy Stockdale, a long‑serving judge with a stable family of two sons and three grandchildren, has hidden a seven‑year affair with Merrion Palmer, a bright and attractive woman half his age. Merrion, who has seen her father die in childhood, has grown close enough to him that she feels a father‑like bond with him. The tension between their secret romance and the expectations of their public lives has reached a breaking point. Guy resolves to end his marriage with Laura and marry Merrion, forcing all parties to confront the consequences of love, duty, and the boundaries of family.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Joanna Trollope
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