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'Pragmatic and world-weary, Ailsa Trewen has confronted several mistresses over the course of her marriage to the philandering Sid. But her plans for an animal sanctuary and a quiet future take an unexpected turn when Sid's death in the arms of his latest lover leaves her a wealthy widow and she invests in a thriving hotel. Not just any hotel, but Hotel D'Amour, a luxorious retreat for the businessman and the 'other woman'....Over gourmet dinners at her 'mistresses only' nights, her clients shed their inhibitions and share their experiences, telling tales of lust, envy and revenge as they explore the agonies, ecstasies (and ironies) of Adultery.' Back cover.
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Dedication: To Cherie and Sizou
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Epigraph: 'For much of the year they live like respectable worms, scavenging food on the sea floor; then suddenly their sexual hunger causes them to light up at night and head for the sky.' On fireworms, from The Sexual Connection : Mating the Wild Way, by John Sparks.
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Stories of Women Set Out to Liberate
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 10 no. 2 1996; (p. 150)
— Review of A Change in the Lighting 1994 single work novel ; Adultery 1995 single work novel -
Modern Liaisons and Ancestral Curses
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 2 1995; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Adultery 1995 single work novel ; The Childstone Cycle 1994 single work novel -
Develish and Delectable Tales of Revenge
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 4 March 1995; (p. 12)
— Review of Adultery 1995 single work novel -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 20 1995; (p. 129-130)
— Review of Adultery 1995 single work novel -
Mistress of the Tale
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 39-40)
— Review of Adultery 1995 single work novel
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Modern Liaisons and Ancestral Curses
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 2 1995; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Adultery 1995 single work novel ; The Childstone Cycle 1994 single work novel -
Days of Sea and Sleaze
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 April 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of This is My Friend's Chair 1995 single work novel ; Adultery 1995 single work novel ; Spilt Milk 1995 single work novel -
A Sweetly Malicious Story of Adultery
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 March 1995; (p. 9)
— Review of Death of a River Guide 1994 single work novel ; Adultery 1995 single work novel -
Stories of Women Set Out to Liberate
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 10 no. 2 1996; (p. 150)
— Review of A Change in the Lighting 1994 single work novel ; Adultery 1995 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: New Librarian , December vol. 1 no. 10 1994; (p. 38)
— Review of Adultery 1995 single work novel -
How to Survive Love and the Eternal Triangle
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 May 1995; (p. 3) -
An Antidote to Bring Down an 'Addicted' Mistress
1995
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 January 1995; (p. 9A)
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