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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Harry and Madeleine Winslow have been blessed with talent, money, and charm. Harry is a National Book Award-winning author. Madeleine is a woman of sublime beauty and grace. The Winslows play host to a coterie of close friends and acolytes eager to bask in their golden radiance, whether they are in their bucolic East Hampton cottage, abroad in Rome, or in their comfortable Manhattan brownstone.
One weekend, Harry and Maddy meet Claire, who eagerly falls into their welcoming orbit. But soon her reverence transforms into a dangerous desire, and she no longer remains one of their hangers-on. A story of love, lust, deception, and betrayal as seen through the omniscient eyes of Maddy's childhood friend Walter, a narrator akin to Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby, Indiscretion is an irresistibly sensual page-turner. Review:“Indiscretion richly delves into the complex permutations of love. Charles Dubow writes with nuanced precision, and his characters are captivatingly real. This is a fine, supple, riveting first novel.” Kate Christenson, author of The Great Man and The Astral
Review:“Charles Dubow has pulled off something remarkable: a finely tuned, perfectly pitched literary novel with the urgency of a tensely plotted thriller. I couldnt put it down.” Chris Pavone, author of the New York Times bestseller The Expats
Review:“An epic novel of friendship, betrayal and undying love...outstanding” Kirkus
Review:“A smart, sensuous, and moving debut....Delicious....The characters exude a Jazz Age glamour.” O magazine
Review:“A cultural lament wrapped in a lesson about extramarital lust — a riveting read.” Daily Beast
Review:“Dubow proves himself to be an elegant writer with a shrewd sense of how to shape his material for the broadest appeal. Glamourous settings, old money, and steamy sex all combine to make this one a totally addictive read.” Booklist
Review:“Dubow's first novel is a deliciously absorbing page-turner. His captivating characters jump off the page to pull the reader into their story.” Library Journal (starred review)
Review:“Dubow has composed an addictive first novel that keeps the reader guessing with the turn of each page....Indiscretion transcends the love story archetype.” BookPage
Review:“Charles Dubow's greatest triumph is in the way that he reinvents and reinvigorates familiar themes in a mesmerizing new way.” New World Review
About the AuthorCharles Dubow was born in New York City and spent his summers at his family's house on Georgica Pond in East Hampton. He was educated at Wesleyan University and New York University. He has worked as a roustabout, a lumberjack, a sheepherder in New Zealand, and a congressional aide, and was a founding editor of Forbes.com and later an editor at Businessweek.com. He lives in New York City with his wife, Melinda; children, William and Lally; and Labrador retriever, Luke. This is his first novel.
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