DOMESTIC AFFAIRS by Eileen Goudge

From the New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge comes an intimate story of friendship lost and regained, old loves rekindled, and a baptism by fire that ultimately leads to the redemption of three very special women.

As the daughter of a wealthy Georgia family, Lila has been best friends with Abigail, the daughter of her mother’s devoted housekeeper. But the childhood friends are torn apart when an unthinkable betrayal finds Abigail’s mother banished from the only home they have ever known. But twenty-five years later, in an ironic reversal of roles, Abigail has not only survived the life-shattering ordeal, she has become a famous cookbook author, business CEO and TV personality, who has surrounded herself with the trappings of success. And Lila, who married well and for decades lived the glittering life of a Park Avenue socialite, suddenly finds herself a penniless widow in desperate need of a job. All but unemployable, she swallows her pride and approaches her childhood friend for a job. Seeing Lila grovel is satisfying for the resentful Abigail, who offers her friend employment . . . as her housekeeper. But revenge is not as sweet as Abigail had imagined. Lila’s reentry into Abigail’s life brings unexpected complications and questions:

Will Abigail be reunited with her girlhood love, Lila’s twin brother, Vaughn? Will Abigail’s empire crumble when she is tracked down by Concepcioìn, the grief-stricken mother whose daughter perished in the fire that consumed Abigail’s factory in Mexico? Will Lila ever find love in the wake of her husband’s suicide?

In this sweeping emotional tale, Abigail, Lila, and Concepcioìn are forced to unite in order to save one another . . . and themselves. Along the way they discover that the forces that have torn their lives apart have also shaped them in ways they never could have imagined.

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