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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-101250027861

ISBN-139781250027863

eBay Product ID (ePID)159985521

Product Key Features

Book TitleAshford Affair : a Novel

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicContemporary Women, Sagas, Legal, General, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorLauren Willig

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-037787

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsA reader's treat, an artfully-woven saga that sweeps us into the lives of three generations of a family entangled in life-changing secrets. -Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author"Rich with detail and historical imagination, The Ashford Affair evokes the lives and passions of the interwar era with harrowing precision . . . The characters will remain with me forever." -Beatriz Williams, author of Overseas "Reading [ The Betrayal of the Blood Lily ] is like getting a plate of warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies; it's hard not to eat them all at once, but you also want to savor each bite." - Library Journal, " The Ashford Affair is a reader's treat, an artfully-woven saga that sweeps us into the lives of three generations of a family entangled in life-changing secrets. Lauren Willig spins a web of lust, power and loss, taking us from England to Kenya to New York, from World War I to today's modern world, posing a timeless question: what in our own family stories might surprise or shock - or change our lives - if we had access to the whispers from the past?" -- Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker "There are few authors who make you want to take a day off from life to devour their latest book, but Lauren Willig is one of them. The Ashford Affair is absolutely impossible to put down!" --Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Madame Tussaud "Rich with detail and historical imagination, The Ashford Affair evokes the lives and passions of the interwar era with harrowing precision. The enthralling mystery kept me up late into the night, and the characters will remain with me forever. Lauren Willig has delivered a stunning masterpiece." --Beatriz Williams, author of Overseas "With The Ashford Affair , Lauren Willig crafts a lavishly detailed saga readers will devour." --Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Enquiry, " The Ashford Affair is a reader's treat, an artfully-woven saga that sweeps us into the lives of three generations of a family entangled in life-changing secrets. Lauren Willig spins a web of lust, power and loss, taking us from England to Kenya to New York, from World War I to today's modern world, posing a timeless question: what in our own family stories might surprise or shock - or change our lives - if we had access to the whispers from the past?" - Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker, "With The Ashford Affair , Lauren Willig crafts a lavishly detailed saga readers will devour." - Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Enquiry, The Ashford Affair is a reader's treat, an artfully-woven saga that sweeps us into the lives of three generations of a family entangled in life-changing secrets. Lauren Willig spins a web of lust, power and loss, taking us from England to Kenya to New York, from World War I to today's modern world, posing a timeless question: what in our own family stories might surprise or shock - or change our lives - if we had access to the whispers from the past?, "Rich with detail and historical imagination, The Ashford Affair evokes the lives and passions of the interwar era with harrowing precision. The enthralling mystery kept me up late into the night, and the characters will remain with me forever. Lauren Willig has delivered a stunning masterpiece." - Beatriz Williams, author of Overseas, " The Ashford Affair is a reader's treat, an artfully-woven saga that sweeps us into the lives of three generations of a family entangled in life-changing secrets. Lauren Willig spins a web of lust, power and loss, taking us from England to Kenya to New York, from World War I to today's modern world, posing a timeless question: what in our own family stories might surprise or shock or change our lives if we had access to the whispers from the past?" Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker "There are few authors who make you want to take a day off from life to devour their latest book, but Lauren Willig is one of them. The Ashford Affair is absolutely impossible to put down!" Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Madame Tussaud "Rich with detail and historical imagination, The Ashford Affair evokes the lives and passions of the interwar era with harrowing precision. The enthralling mystery kept me up late into the night, and the characters will remain with me forever. Lauren Willig has delivered a stunning masterpiece." Beatriz Williams, author of Overseas "With The Ashford Affair , Lauren Willig crafts a lavishly detailed saga readers will devour." Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Enquiry , Rich with detail and historical imagination, The Ashford Affair evokes the lives and passions of the interwar era with harrowing precision. The enthralling mystery kept me up late into the night, and the characters will remain with me forever. Lauren Willig has delivered a stunning masterpiece., "[A] nuanced story teeming with ambiance and detail that unfolds like African cloth, with its dips and furls and textures, woven by a master storyteller." - Library Journal "A lavishly detailed saga that readers will devour." -Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of A Spear of Summer Grass "With sharp, scintillating dialogue and expert scene-craft . . . Willig's crossover into mainstream fiction heralds riches to come." - Kirkus Reviews "There are few authors who make you want to take a day off from life to devour their latest book . . . Lauren Willig is one of them." -Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Madame Tussaud, "There are few authors who make you want to take a day off from life to devour their latest book, but Lauren Willig is one of them. The Ashford Affair is absolutely impossible to put down!" -Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Madame Tussaud, There are few authors who make you want to take a day off from life to devour their latest book, but Lauren Willig is one of them. The Ashford Affair is absolutely impossible to put down!

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes The Ashford Affair , a page-turning novel about two women in different eras, and on different continents, who are connected by one deeply buried secret. A New York Times best seller! As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she's been working towards--but now she's not sure it's enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her. But when the family gathers for her grandmother Addie's ninety-ninth birthday, a relative lets slip hints about a long-buried family secret, leading Clemmie on a journey into the past that could change everything. . . . Growing up at Ashford Park in the early twentieth century, Addie has never quite belonged. When her parents passed away, she was taken into the grand English house by her aristocratic aunt and uncle, and raised side-by-side with her beautiful and outgoing cousin, Bea. Though they are as different as night and day, Addie and Bea are closer than sisters, through relationships and challenges, and a war that changes the face of Europe irrevocably. But what happens when something finally comes along that can't be shared? When the love of sisterhood is tested by a bond that's even stronger? From the inner circles of British society to the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the red-dirt hills of Kenya, the never-told secrets of a woman and a family unfurl., From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes The Ashford Affair , a page-turning novel about two women in different eras, and on different continents, who are connected by one deeply buried secret. A New York Times best seller As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she's been working towards--but now she's not sure it's enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her. But when the family gathers for her grandmother Addie's ninety-ninth birthday, a relative lets slip hints about a long-buried family secret, leading Clemmie on a journey into the past that could change everything. . . . Growing up at Ashford Park in the early twentieth century, Addie has never quite belonged. When her parents passed away, she was taken into the grand English house by her aristocratic aunt and uncle, and raised side-by-side with her beautiful and outgoing cousin, Bea. Though they are as different as night and day, Addie and Bea are closer than sisters, through relationships and challenges, and a war that changes the face of Europe irrevocably. But what happens when something finally comes along that can't be shared? When the love of sisterhood is tested by a bond that's even stronger? From the inner circles of British society to the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the red-dirt hills of Kenya, the never-told secrets of a woman and a family unfurl.

LC Classification NumberPS3623.I575A93 2013