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Affair follows the lives of a successful career woman and her four adult daughters, Theres a lot of focus on one daughter in particularwhos husband embarks on a long public affair,

I have been reading Danielle Steel books for aroundyears and have read all her books, I have always found them to be easy reading complete with heros and happy endings, The last five years or so I have began to feel more uncomfortable with elements of her more recent storys, Ive picked up on fat shaming, misogyny, the focus that in order to be happy you have to be thin an beautiful and ideally have a business that makes you a lot of money, oh and own a big house and be in a relationship.
Regardless of how poorly you are treated, Im not sure if these elements have always cropped and Ive changed my mind set or if Danielle Steels format has changed, I think I prefer her books that are not set in the current day as the way she writes about women as inferior characters does not represent women in todays society.


With regards to this book in particular I thought the fact that Rose was this strong woman, editor of a major magazine yet she cant put her foot down on who gets to be on the cover All these women have these busy lives, big careers kids yet they have plenty of flexibility to drop everything when necessary.
Two affairs, both glossed over with little acknowledgment of the consequences and impact and its ok because they are all good people, I found Nadia be a weak character who was exploited and treated poorly, And the jibes about Athena and her husbands weight was uncomfortable, The non beautiful people also got the smallest portion of the word count,

As I said I feel Ms Steels old fashioned writing style works better with books set in the past where as a reader I can acknowledge the faults of the characters but also appreciate its realistic for the time frame.
Ive gone two as inspite of the criticisms I still find her books easy to read and get involved in, I always request a Danielle Steel book when they are available in NetGalley because I have read them all, This one was just ok, The whole book revolves around “The Affair”, hence the name of the book, Nadia drove me crazy, constantly taking back Nicolas who was the one who got “caught” having the affair and of course, there were consequences they all had to live with.
But somehow I could not put this book down and wanted to see how it ended, This is myth Danielle Steel novel I have read, Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review, This will be published in Spring,
I can't rate this book, . . it's well written but it was a bit wierd, . . the h's husband, who was essentially an idiot child, was asking her for another chance while he was still living with his mistress, who was pregnant with his child, whom he was still intimate with and sleeping with and vacationing with and was wildly and passionately attracted to.
. not to mention he was pretty happy about this affair baby even though he wanted his wife back, . . and the wife went along with this for months before finally putting her foot down and kicking him out, . and then she takes him back, Does this happen in real life It seems pretty far fetched

In the h's own words near the end, . "Im going to marry my husband, whom I accidentally divorced, while we christen the baby he had with his mistress, who was the reason for the divorce in the first place.
In America, they put you in psychiatric hospitals for this, ”

When Rose McCarthys staff at Mode magazine pitches a cover shoot with Hollywoods hottest young actress, the actresss sizzling affair with a bestselling French author is exposed.
The author happens to be Roses soninlaw, which creates a painful dilemma for her, Her daughter Nadia, a talented interior designer, has been struggling to hold her marriage together, and conceal the truth from their young daughters, her family, and the world.
But Nicolas, her straying husband, is blinded by passion for a younger womanand not only that, she is pregnant with his child,
I loved Rose and her daughters, They are always there for each other and brutally honest with each other, So when Nicholas has this affair and it is plastered all over the news media, Nadia's family is there for her,
I hated Nicholas from the start, He is a very selfish man, Wanting Nadia to wait for him while his fling runs its course, I was like oh Hell No, Nadia's emotions are all over the place, which I get but what he does and acts like is infuriating, She doesn't need him or his money since she has a great business of her own,
I enjoyed all of this book except for the end, I was not happy with what Nadia's choice was,
I received this ARC for review from NetGalley and Delacorte Press,
When Rose McCarthys staff at Mode magazine pitches a cover shoot with Hollywoods hottest young actress, the actresss sizzling affair with a bestselling French author is exposed.
The author happens to be Roses soninlaw, which creates a painful dilemma for her, Her daughter Nadia, a talented interior designer, has been struggling to hold her marriage together, and conceal the truth from their young daughters,

her family, and the world.
But Nicolas, her straying husband, is blinded by passion for a younger womanand not only that, she is pregnant with his child,

Nadias three sisters close ranks around her, flying to Paris from Los Angeles and New York to lend support and offer their widely divergent advice.
Athena, a jovial celebrity chef with her own TV show in Los Angeles, is leery of marriage, Olivia, a stern conservative New York superior court judge, is haunted by a shocking secret of her own, Venetia, a zany fashion designer, happily married with three kids, has the gentlest, most realistic point of view, Despite their wellmeaning advice, Nadia needs to figure out what she herself thinks, and what to do next,

The Affair is about the painful journey to discover who you are, what you want, and how much forgiveness and compromise you are capable of in order to be loved.
Its about finding yourself at the crossroads of life when everything is on the line, Its about the hard lessons we are forced to learn about others and ourselves, Right up until its final twist, this gripping novel is full of powerful insights about who we love, how muchand even how much we love ourselves.
I love the characters, especially Nadia, Rose and the sisters, I love see how they grow, I detest Pascale. Overall, it's a good book, Election Dayand I needed something to get my mind off the pending results, What else would be the perfect escape, but a romance novel by Danielle Steel, Her latest, “The Affair” did not disappoint, and thankfully I can say the same about the election results,
The book opens focusing on an older woman, however, as I continued to read, I soon learned that this matriarch of a family with four daughters was not the main character.
It was her youngest daughter who is an interior designer married to writer/film producer and director and lives in Paris, As the title indicates, someone has an adulterous affair, You would think based on that, the story would be pretty cliché, right And hasnt the author included plenty of adulterous affairs in her previous books
This story felt different and ended differently than I expected.
Yes, there was a knight in shining armor character, but dont let that fool you, This story felt more heartfelt and went a little deeper than the usual Danielle Steel books, The heroine didnt quite feel as helpless and was definitely more in control of her situation, which I happy so see,
As always, there was plenty of glitz and glamour spread amongst the characters and they four sisters and their mother lived all very charmed lives.
However this one felt just a little more down to earth, It was enjoyable and distracting, I definitely give this book my vote!
Thanks to Edelweiss, Penguine Random House and Delacorte Press for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

Typical Danielle Steel lifestyles of the rich and famous, but let's throw in a French husband who has an "Affair" with a young, aspiring actress.
What IS beautiful about this story is the love shared betweensisters and their Mother, and how they come together to hold each other up, no matter what.
out of. The latest from popular bestseller Danielle Steel is an emotional drama about a mother and her four daughters and The Affair that brings the family together.

Rose McCarthy is a successful editor for top fashion magazine, Mode,
She spends her days making tough decisions and spends what little free time she has with her four daughters and their families,
Athena, Venetia, Olivia and Nadia are all fortunate in their own careers and lives but when Nadias husband has a very public affair with a famous young actress the family bands together to support her.

Heartbroken Nadia leans on her sisters and mother and they all spend more time with each other and come to the realisation about what matters most in life.

I am a long time reader of her books but unfortunately this is definitely one of her worst,
I understood what I was getting into when I picked this up to escape and have an unwind read,
Her books of late have been average with the occasional above average one and at times a good one,
This one was rather repetitive and very disappointing,
Most of the characters you just want to jump in the book and shake,
Bad decisions and unrealistic situations are in abundance here,
I think you get the message and I wont go on but if you want to read a good Danielle Steel plot, go for her older ones and avoid this one entirely.

May I give Danielle a polite recommendation: hire an editor!
Do I want to read about an idiot who takes her husband back after he had an affair with a younger woman, flaunted it all over and impregnated her

Do I want to read about a doormat heroine with no backbone, no selfrespect or pride

Do I want to read about a disgusting hero who gets away with cheating

No, thanks but no.




You can follow sitelinkmy Instagram page from here For the lastyears, every Danielle Steel novel is the same: main characters are wealthy, thin, good looking and successful.
Even when the predictable terrible event happens to them, they rise up and the book has a happy ending, She constantly repeats character or scene details, oftentimes on the same page or chapter, I think the author has lost touch with reality and how “normal” people live, I would have loved to see her adopt a more realistic storyline where readers can actually relate but Ill never know because this book was my last Danielle Steel novel.
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