This suspenseful tale of a glamorous marriage, a reckless affair, and a vengeful obsession is โdeliciously readableโ (Daily Mail).
Tom and Octavia Fleming glitter among the chattering classes of London in the late 1990s. Tom, a brilliant political strategist, and Octavia, an equally talented charity consultant, appear to have it allโgood looks, money, success, and three pretty childrenโeverything but precious time together. The truth is Tom is having an affairโand when Octavia realizes it, she plots her revenge against her husband. But nothing prepares Octavia for the identity of Tomโs mistress, and her misdemeanors hardly compare to the revenge enacted by the other woman after Tom calls it off . . .
Described by Dominick Dunne as a writer โwith verve and heart, immersing the reader in a world of engrossing and unforgettable glamour and passion,โ and praised by Barbara Taylor Bradford as โmarvelously engrossing,โ Penny Vincenzi presents a novel packed with twists, trysts, and thrills.
โExposes the cracks in a British โpower marriageโ and charts the frightening evolution of a spurned womanโs love into a dangerous obsession . . . [A] deft, swift contemporary epic.โ โPublishers Weekly