Book Review - Domestic Affairs

I finished reading this book a few weeks ago but have been forgetting to write about it. My MIL gave me Domestic Affairs for my birthday and I was excited to read it because the description was very intriguing. And the book didn't disappoint. It was the perfect pool read (I read it three pool visits). The story is about true friendship, betrayal, and romance - everything you need for a perfect chick lit book. It takes so unexpected twists and turns that definitely keep you engaged and wanting more. Here's a little summary of the book (thanks to Amazon) -

It begins with a betrayal that tears apart childhood friends, Abigail and Lila, when Abigail’s mother, the housekeeper for Lila’s wealthy family, is summarily banished, casting Abigail from the only home she has ever known. Now, twenty-five years later, Abigail is a self-made successful cookbook author and TV personality. When Lila, who married well and for decades lived the glittering life of a Park Avenue socialite, suffers a tragic reversal of fortune, she seeks out the help of her childhood friend. Penniless and all but unemployable, Lila approaches Abigail about a job, and Abigail gives her one: as her housekeeper.

But revenge is not as sweet as Abigail had imagined. Lila’s reentry into Abigail’s life brings along some unexpected complications and questions: Will Abigail be reunited with her girlhood love, Lila’s twin brother, Vaughn? Will Concepción, the grief-stricken mother whose daughter perished in the fire that consumed Abigail’s factory, succeed in tracking Abigail down and confronting her about her daughter’s death? Will Lila ever find love in the wake of her husband’s suicide?

In this sweeping emotional tale, Abigail, Lila, and Concepción are thrown together and forced to unite in order to save one another...and themselves.