The Margot AffairThe Margot Affair

For seventeen years Margot Louve's father-- an influential French politician with presidential ambitions-- has led a double life. His only contact with Margot and her mother is moments stolen from his wife and his official duties. Margot's mother, Anouk, a prominent stage actress, constructs a private, shimmering world of secrecy around their hidden family in their tiny Parisian apartment on the Left Bank. One evening, at the opening night of one of her mother's plays, Margot meets powerful journalist David Perrin. The next day, the front pages of the morning papers are emblazoned with news of the affair, and Margot finds herself drawn into another marriage-- that of David and Brigitte, each of whom want more from her than she is willing to give up. -- adapted from publisher info