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Reviews"Ms. Symonds' wit and poignancy provide an honest, powerful punch to a timely topic. A 'must read' for any woman contemplating an affair or already involved with a married manand a real eye-opener for all wives!' -Dr. Nancy Lee, Clinical Psychologist, Relationship Expert, Beverly Hills "A page turner! Such a sizzling read and so close to real life that you're going to wonder how the author knows so muchand why she took so long to lay it out. No beach will be complete without this book this summer!" -Roger Friedman, Fox News "Like taking the ostrich's head and lifting it out of the sand, few people want to face the truth about affairs, but anyone in a relationshipor intending to have oneshould definitely read this book." -Jules Haimovitz, Senior TV Executive, Hollywood
Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Preface The "Induction" Mistresses' Survival Course is Now in Session 1 Unfaithful! The Adulterer in Action 2 TheExtremeDifferences in How Men and Women Think Or Between How the Sisterhood and the Brotherhood Think 3 How and Why Married Men Stray And Why Their Wives Stay 4 Single, Female, and Desperate? Why Single Women Opt to Date Married Men (MMs) 5 How to Recognize If a Man Is Married Despite What He Tells You 6 "My Wife Doesn't Understand Me" And Other "Get Out" Clichés 7 For Richer or Poorer The Mistress Makes an MM Happy, Yet the Wife Benefits from All Her Hard Work 8 "Can You Talk?" The Art of Good Communication with Your MM 9 "If Only I'd Met You Years Ago" And Other Bullshit Lines 10 "I'm Not Sleeping With My Wife" And More Lies 11 Surviving Christmas as a Mistress And Other Holidays 12 "I'll Call You Later Bet You He Won't! Glossary of Terms
SynopsisJeffrey Archer's former mistress Sarah Symonds offers single women a humorous, sarcastic guide to being a mistress - and advises wives on what exactly they're doing wrong., Sarah Symonds reveals what every woman needs to know about affairs. This witty, sardonic and cheeky guide will help readers - single or married - untangle the web of misunderstandings which accompanies any relationship. With scandalous stories and vital insight, Having an Affair offers women a non-intimidating, humorous handbook to the male psyche., "Having an Affair?" is a cynical yet intimate journey into the mind of the serial adulterer. It reveals the mental gymnastics involved in having an affair, and is a "SIN-tillating" read for women and men alike! This book will enlighten everyone involved in a triangle of deceit, making them savvier and saner, sooner, and shaking up marriages the world over. Mistresses will be empowered, cheating husbands frightened, and unsuspecting wives shocked. "Ms.Symonds' wit and poignancy provide an honest, powerful punch to a timely topic. A 'must read' for any woman contemplating an affair or already involved with a married man -- and a real eye-opener for all wives!" -- Dr.Nancy Lee, Clinical Psychologist, Relationship Expert, Beverly Hills "A page turner! Such a sizzling read and so close to real life that you're going to wonder how the author knows so much - and why she took so long to lay it all out. No beach will be complete without this book this summer!" -- Roger Friedman, Fox News "Like taking the ostrich's head and lifting it out of the sand, few people want to face the truth about affairs, but anyone in a relationship - or intending to have one - should definitely read this book." -- Jules Haimovitz, Senior TV Executive, Hollywood ""Having an Affair?" "is a compilation (not to be confused with "complication) "of the author's experience and observations of life in the fast lane, highlighting the sort of "extramarital activity" that typically accompanies it. Sarah's international public relations career, and jet-set lifestyle, has provided her the perfect setting to witness many real-life assignations. Luxurious hotels, corporate boardrooms, andexotic retreats all set a sizzling backdrop in which to gather a wealth of material, too good "not "to put in print. Writing in a style of her own, she delivers with the sort of sassy, wry, direct approach rarely seen since Carrie Bradshaw hung up her Manolo Blahniks and retired. Sarah mixes her British upbringing with an extremely cynical outlook, often resulting in the antithesis of stereotypical British humor. Learn more at www.havinganaffairthebook.com REQUIRED READING FOR CHEATERS EVERYWHERE! RED BRICK PRESS, Witty, sardonic and laugh-out-loud funny, Having an Affair offers women a non-intimidating handbook into the male psyche.