Passionate Affairs tells the story of two obsessive and reckless love affairs.
In 1960, Daphne Bannister is a respectable married woman; her husband is a housemaster in a famous school in England. Daphne knows perfectly well that having an affair with a young man half her age is likely to lead to social and professional disaster; but she is not deterred.
Meanwhile Robert Duval, the son of Daphne's close friend, becomes equally besotted with a young French girl.
For Daphne and Robert, in their different ways, falling in love is like becoming afflicted with a kind of madness. In each case, love takes the form of an obsession which distorts their judgement and makes them willing to take appalling risks.
This is a stunning account of two pairs of lovers who willingly risk scandal and disgrace in order to consummate their overwhelming desire.
Kirkus Reviews says: ‘Scandal, intrigue, midnight excursions to distant bedrooms; these are all here… This is a fascinating account of the consuming power of sexual passion.'
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In 1960, Daphne Bannister is a respectable married woman; her husband is a housemaster in a famous school in England. Daphne knows perfectly well that having an affair with a young man half her age is likely to lead to social and professional disaster; but she is not deterred.
Meanwhile Robert Duval, the son of Daphne's close friend, becomes equally besotted with a young French girl.
For Daphne and Robert, in their different ways, falling in love is like becoming afflicted with a kind of madness. In each case, love takes the form of an obsession which distorts their judgement and makes them willing to take appalling risks.
This is a stunning account of two pairs of lovers who willingly risk scandal and disgrace in order to consummate their overwhelming desire.
Kirkus Reviews says: ‘Scandal, intrigue, midnight excursions to distant bedrooms; these are all here… This is a fascinating account of the consuming power of sexual passion.'
