Evidence of the Affair

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With the widespread acclaim of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, it’s no surprise that thousands of people are wanting to explore more complex storytelling from author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Her most well-known works include: A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met — a choice that will forever change both their lives.

It is funny the crazy things our brains make up to save us from the truth. I have had fantasies that Ken is writing a screenplay and that he had the letters for research. Isn't that wild?" Gorgeous words. Believable characters. Satisfying conclusion. Goes to show that successful storytelling truly is about the quality of the ingredients. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a novella that revolves around the lives of two individuals whose spouses are having an affair. Set in the 1970s, the story unfolds through a series of letters exchanged between Carrie and David, offering a glimpse into their innermost thoughts, emotions, and the unraveling of their lives. This was an engaging novella which takes place in the late 70's in California. Two people who are married are having an affair. Carrie finds love letters from a woman named Janet in her dermatologist husband Ken's briefcase. Carrie and Ken have been married about ten years. Carrie doesn't work because Ken says he wants her to relax so that she can get pregnant. They have been trying for quite some time, without success. Eventually, Carrie decides to write to David, the husband of Janet. She tells David that his wife Janet is having an affair with her husband Ken, and that she will send David xerox copies of the letters if he would like to read the evidence for himself. This launches a letter writing relationship between Carrie and David born out of the shared betrayal by their spouses.

What would you do if you found out your husband was having an affair? You found her letters to your husband, so the evidence is in your hands! Would you sit down, write a letter to her husband and 'spill the beans'? Well, that's what devastated wife Carrie Alsop did and she bravely mails the letter to David Mayer! Carrie wants to know if David, by chance, has found any letters written by her husband to his wife. If so, she would like them forwarded to her and if he would like the letters his wife wrote to her husband, she will send them to him, as well. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrated by Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels and Dara Rosenberg

It was in turns sweet, thoughtful and melancholy as Carrie and David grow closer through the shared pain of their rejection and self-doubts, but also angering as their spouses’ hidden lives and thoughts are brought to light. My only complaint was that Janet and Ken’s letters felt a little too fawning and high school crush-like at times. Overall, the story, though brief, felt complete and the ending, though part of it was unexpected, left me satisfied. While romance elements are present in the story, “Evidence of the Affair” is more focused on exploring the emotional fallout of infidelity. As well as the journey of self-discovery and healing for the characters involved. It delves into themes of trust, forgiveness, and the complexities of human relationships. Does Evidence of the Affair have a happy ending? Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.Book Summary :The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.Dear stranger…A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met—a choice that will forever change both their lives.My heart goes out to you, David. Even though I do not know you…The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here.Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken. Beginning in 1976, a written correspondence commences between the wife and husband whose spouses are having an affair with one another. It's an epistolary novella, featuring letters exchanged between a man and a woman who have discovered their spouses are having an affair together. It is compelling enough to keep me wondering how it would end, but it's unfortunate that everything went pretty much exactly how I expected. No surprises here. Because it is told in letter form between Carrie and David we obviously only know what we have been told, other things that have happened you have to piece together. I adored this little novel. This is not a spoiler, but it's about an affair. The two involved characters start a conversation by letters and they found out that their partners sleep together. The whole story takes place in the '70s.

When Carrie Allsop, a 1970s housewife, discovers letters revealing an affair her husband is having, she writes a letter to the mistress’s husband. David Mayer had no idea of his wife’s unfaithfulness. Carrie and David begin corresponding with one another and send each other photocopies of their spouses’ letters. The two form an unlikely friendship and together reveal their innermost fears and ride out the illicit affair. Rating: 5/5 Review: Honestly though: short stories are tough to pull off. The storyline has to be simple enough to contain an importance that lasts in Memory. In this sense, I cannot say that I had ever previously read one such story: the exchange of letters -- supplemented by the crisscrossing of other letters -- between Carrie and David, initiated by the former upon her discovering her husband Ken's letters of passion, sent by Janet, David's wife (as it turns out). The story itself as well as the epistolary exchange could have gone direly awry, I feel. And yet, it works. Astonishingly, simplicity works, yet again. (As does -- what I consider as -- the brilliant title.) It is as measured a simplicity as TJR could make it given the parameters posed by the storyline itself, as well as the short-story formal constraints. I cannot say that I particularly 'recognised' her prose, writing style, or vision in this story. It does not bother me: I find that short stories in particular allow for a character of their own making, and that is absolutely fine. In other words, I did not go into this expecting a TJR tour de force, and was not disappointed in the least. Allow me to say that I even found this peculiar enough to be pondering -- both while I was reading and after -- how inordinately strange the turns life takes can be. The extent to which we do depend on people in trying times. And how much drive for discovery there is in people. Audiobook Review I mostly listened to this book. Four narrators for four different characters was genius and each gave a heartfelt performance. The pacing, inflection and emotion were all on par and the voices reflected the respective characters nicely. In the short hour and 19 minutes it takes to listen to this audiobook, you could easily whip up my Evidence of the Affair chocolate mousse. It will make you cheat…… on your diet. 😉I read Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo a week or two ago, and it will undoubtedly be on my list of the best books I read this year. Once again, she proves she is an expert storyteller, and I can't wait to jump in and devour more of her fiction, because I love the way she writes. As their friendship grows, they struggle with what to do. Should they confront their spouses, which could lead to the end of their marriages? Is that what they want? Do they want to start life anew, or do they want one more try at recapturing the magic they once had with their spouse? Both Carrie and David aren't sure what they want, and they aren't sure at first what their spouses' next steps will be either.

The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Dear stranger… A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met—a choice that will forever change both their lives. My heart goes out to you, David. Even though I do not know you… The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid – eBook Details