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Infidelity - Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (2012)
In this sequel to Inheritance, Lyric Charlton, rehabbed party girl, has changed her ways and is ready to settle down with her wonderful fiance, Philippe. But, fate seems to have its own mind and things don't go as planned. Before Lyric knows it, tragedy has hit her family, not once or twice but three times and two of those times something (or someone) sinister seems to be behind it. But who? Meanwhile her brother, Edward, is falling for the mysterious and beautiful Amba - who is not at all what she seems - and her mother is living in a drug-fuelled haze. The only person holding her family together is her father, George, but everyone knows he is not in the best of health. Will Lyric and Phillippe work out their differences before it's too late and will someone be at fault for the loss that shakes the Charlton family to its core? Once again, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has written a stellar novel with an air of luxury that only someone who comes from wealth and glamour could know. It's obvious that Tara knows her subject and knows how to write about it with warmth and humility while also creating well-rounded characters. The Charlton family oozes wealth and entitlement but what is all of it worth at the end of the day if you don't have love and family to enjoy it with? No one knows this better than the main character, Lyric, and the author herself. (AS)
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson follows up her debut novel Inheritance - based loosely on her life - with its sequel Infidelity. The summary says: "The glamorous headline-grabbing Lyric Charlton has finally put her unhappy past behind her. She has her adoring family and a lover who worships her, but as Lyric has always known, life is a very uneven path, and things have a habit of tripping you up when you least expect it. When tragedy strikes at the heart of her family, Lyric's world is once again thrown into turmoil. Before her very eyes everything she thought was safe now seems more fragile than ever. From the luxurious yachts on the Mediterranean to the super-charged atmosphere of the Melbourne Cup, from the brilliant white ski slopes of Klosters to the serenity of a Buddhist retreat, Infidelity is a tale of lovers and losers, cheaters and winners." Infidelity is out in February.