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The Ten Year Affair
A General Fiction Novel by Erin Somers
Subgenres:
- Parallel Lives,
- Marriage & Infidelity
This book is for you if you're into...
- Parallel timelines exploring what-if romance between married parents
- Sharp humor about suburban family life and everyday absurdities
- Stories that question the fantasy of escaping your own reality
From Little Stack
Cora is the married mother of a young girl. But when she meets the equally-married Sam at a playdate, sparks fly. Are they going to have an affair? In this Sliding Doors-esque story, we see Cora and Sam pursue both paths, and witness what happens to their marriages, lives, and feelings as a result.
I love a book that makes you wonder what could have been if you’ve made different decisions, and this novel is a great thought-provoking pick to read along with your book club or best friend as you discuss Cora’s choices and their often-surprising outcomes.
A hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-won't-they romance.
When Cora meets Sam at a baby group in their small town, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Both are happily married young parents with two kids, and neither sees themselves as the type to engage in an affair. Yet their connection grows stronger, and as their lives continue to intertwine, the romantic tension between them becomes all-consuming—until their worlds unravel into two parallel timelines. In one, they pursue their feelings. In the other, they resist.
As reality splits, the everyday details of Cora's life—her depressing marketing job, her daughter's new fascination with the afterlife, her husband's obsession with podcasts about the history of rope—gain fresh perspective. The intersecting and diverging timelines blur the boundaries of reality and fantasy, questioning what might have been and what truly matters.
The Ten Year Affair is a witty, emotionally-charged exploration of marriage, family life, and the roads not taken, that ultimately asks: do we really want our fantasies to come true?
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