Indiscretion
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- 5,49 €
Description de l’éditeur
The Great Gatsby meets The Secret History in this torrid novel of love, lust and deception.
Harry and Madeleine Winslow are blessed with talent, money, and charm. Harry is an award–winning author on the cusp of greatness. Madeleine is a woman of sublime beauty and grace whose elemental goodness belies a privileged upbringing. Bonded by deep devotion, their marriage is both envied and admired by friends who spend summers at their East Hampton idyll.
When a holiday fling turns disastrously wrong, 26-year-old Claire falls into the Winslows’ welcoming orbit. They are enchanted by her youth and intelligence. In turn, Claire is entranced by Harry and Maddy. The love that exists between them is something of which, until now, she could only dream.
Seen through the omniscient eyes of Maddy's childhood friend Walter, Indiscretion is a story about the complexities of love, the dangerous nature of desire and how obsession can tear apart even the most perfect of worlds.
This ebook edition also contains an extended extract from Maggie Shipstead’s award-winning, New York Times bestseller, Seating Arrangements.
Reviews
‘A cautionary tale of desire, deceit and envy that plays out in unashamedly A-list locations, this is the perfect escapist novel’ Daily Mail
‘This stunning novel is as close to a modern day version of The Great Gatsby as you’ll get, while maintaining an originality that makes you want to re-read it instantly’ Psychologies
‘Every bit as lust-filled, extravagant and disastrous as Gatsby’ Stylist
‘An epic novel of friendship, betrayal and undying love … outstanding’ Kirkus
‘Smart, sensuous and moving’ O, The Oprah Magazine
About the author
Charles Dubow was born in New York City and spent his summers at his family’s house on Georgica Pond in East Hampton (the primary setting for Indiscretion). He was educated at Wesleyan University and New York University. He has worked as a roustabout, a lumberjack, a sheepherder in New Zealand, a congressional aide and was a founding editor of Forbes.com and later an editor at Businessweek.com. He lives in New York City with his wife Melinda, children William and Lally, and a Labrador Retriever named Luke. Indiscretion is his first novel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dubow tracks the fallout of an affair in his elegant debut centering on a golden couple, Harry and Maddy Winslow. He's an award-winning writer, she's a beautiful heiress; Walter Gervais, Maddy's childhood friend and secret admirer, narrates the story. One weekend in the Hamptons, the Winslows meet Claire, a needy ingenue who develops a crush on the couple, especially Harry. Her role as hanger-on is severed when the Winslows leave for a year abroad, but Harry finds himself struggling with his next novel, and a chance encounter with Claire while on a business trip back to the U.S. launches him into a heady affair. Dubow draws the relationship perfectly Claire is a giddy romantic, and Harry delights in playing the wealthy cosmopolitan. When Maddy discovers her husband's betrayal, the four players form a miserable face-off, where Walter's unrequited love bubbles to the surface in the face of Maddy's grief, and Harry and Claire negotiate the affair's relationship potential. Despite a disappointing and drawn-out ending, smart and observant writing makes the story well worth the ride.
