The Adultery Club - Tess Stimson

A wife, a husband, a mistress. Whose side will you be on? The above question is asked before reading the blurb on the back of this book : The Adultery Club by Tess Stimson. My answer to this question after reading this book is an easy choice - none of them! Nicholas Lyon, a former public schoolboy, now a forty something divorce lawyer, is married to contented but ditzy cookery writer Malinche (Mal for short). Mal leads a chaotic lifestyle juggling working from home in Wiltshire and being mum to their three daughters. Nicholas is happy enough with his life, but that all changes when a new young ... more

The Adultery Club was the first book I read by Tess Stimson. I had heard good things about this book though, so began reading this with high expectations. ~The Story~ Nicholas and Mal have been married for ten years and have three beautiful young daughters. Nicholas is a successful divorce lawyer, whilst Mal is a chef and writes cookery books. Although Mal has a very hectic lifestyle, juggling the demands of a husband and three young children, she is a devoted mother and wife, and wouldn't have things any other way. Similarly, Nicholas loves his wife dearly, and together they have always been ... more