{"product_id":"the-ten-year-affair-hardcover","title":"The Ten Year Affair - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin Somers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best book about adultery since \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Tony Tulathimutte, author of \u003ci\u003eRejection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Intoxicating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003e ELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-won't-they romance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Cora meets Sam at a baby group in their small town, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Both are happily married young parents with two kids, and neither sees themselves as the type to engage in an affair. Yet their connection grows stronger, and as their lives continue to intertwine, the romantic tension between them becomes all-consuming--until their worlds unravel into two parallel timelines. In one, they pursue their feelings. In the other, they resist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs reality splits, the everyday details of Cora's life--her depressing marketing job, her daughter's new fascination with the afterlife, her husband's obsession with podcasts about the history of rope--gain fresh perspective. The intersecting and diverging timelines blur the boundaries of reality and fantasy, questioning what might have been and what truly matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ten Year Affair\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, emotionally-charged exploration of marriage, family life, and the roads not taken, that ultimately asks: do we really want our fantasies to come true?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Somers is a reporter and news editor at \u003ci\u003ePublishers Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eStay Up with Hugo Best\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year in 2019. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e GQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She has been the recipient of an Emerging Writer Fellowship from the NYC Center for Fiction, a fellowship from the Millay Colony, and was a 2020 finalist for a National Magazine Award. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847093551411,"sku":"9781668081440","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/48_eKxuy2W9781668081440.webp?v=1793485918","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-ten-year-affair-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}