The Affair

by Val Hopkirk

When an anonymous phone call making shocking allegations about her husband puts paid to Carol's settled existence, she is forced to ask herself some uncomfortable questions about her marriage. Did Ben want a wife - or a nanny And is he still involved with a woman the caller says was his lover before his first wife died When Carol gets the chance to be the cook to an expedition to Brunei, she decides to take three months out to test her marriage. Far from home, she becomes an independent, assertive woman. But developments on the field trip threaten to destroy her marriage and Carol has to decide whether to stay with the old life or start again...

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001