Books like One good affair by Tess Stimson
Tess Stimson’s novel follows Ella Stuart, a pediatrician with a perfect life, and William Ashfield, a devoted husband and businessman. Their worlds grow tangled when Beth Ashfield, William’s wife, faces the dawning emptiness of a long‑term marriage, and their teenage daughter, Cate, struggles to navigate adolescence.
A moment of tragedy thrusts the family into chaos, revealing hidden truths and testing the bonds that hold them together. Stimson’s prose, noted for its emotional honesty and keen insight into character psyches, unspools the drama of love, deception, and the relentless pull of wanting something more.
The book examines how a single affair can shatter and, paradoxically, restore the fragile balance of family life, prompting each character to confront what they truly desire—whether that means staying or stepping away.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Tess Stimson
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