by Philip Roth
First published 1990
Philip, a writer, is entangled in a passionate affair with an English woman trapped in a humiliating marriage. As they undress and entwine, they confront the lies and betrayals that have brought them together. With each heated exchange, the stakes rise, their futures intertwined. In the end, the lovers must decide whether to succumb to the deception or find a path toward truth and redemption.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, deception
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
208 pages · Paperback · Touchstone
Content warnings: sexual-content