L'Affaire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780452285637)

"Johnson is more droll than Henry James, to whom she's been compared, and she's as witty as a modern-day Voltaire. Vraiment, L'Affaire, c'est irresistible!"--Publishers Weekly

Amy Hawkins, a Palo Alto girl who made herself a dot-com fortune, goes to France to get a sheen of sophistication and, perhaps, to have an affair that will ruffle her all-too-steady heart. She starts her quest in a glamorous resort in the French Alps, amid an assortment of aristocrats and ski enthusiasts. But when two of the hotel's guests are swept away by an avalanche, Adrian's children--young, old, legitimate, illegitimate--assemble to protect their interests, feuding under the competing laws of the British, American, and French systems.

Amy, already suspect because she is American, steps in to assist, and unintentionally sets in motion a series of events that spotlight ancient national differences, customs, and laws. Filled with love, sex, death, and travel, L'Affaire is National Book Award finalist Diane Johnson at her very best.

Author: Diane Johnson
ISBN-10: 0452285631
ISBN-13: 9780452285637
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2004
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/03/2004 pg. 34