But when young Briony mistakes her older sister’s consensual love affair for rape, she ends up ruining the lives of her sister and her sister’s lover. Ian McEwan, Atonement: A cross-class love affair kicks off the drama in this British family saga which spans more than 60 years. Throughout the novel she realizes that she can’t be in love with the mind alone, but that she also needs to have a physical love. Their affair is the result of Lady Chatterley’s frustration with her lack of a physical relationship with her own husband, who was paralyzed from the waist down during the war. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Banned books frequently detail illicit affairs, including this 1928 classic novel about the aristocratic Lady Chatterley and her forbidden relationship with her working-class lover. Using a non-linear plot structure, Catton reveals how this affair affected other students and Victoria’s sister Isolde.ĭ.H. If reading Infidelity has made you curious to check out more books about forbidden love, dive into these great reads:Įleanor Catton, The Rehearsal: This debut novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist takes place in the aftermath of a local scandal involving Victoria, a young female student, and her affair with her music teacher. Sneaking around and keeping secrets is incredibly difficult, and for Ronnie and Charlie, it made their lives extremely messy.

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Infidelity by Stacey May Fowles, our current Cityline Book Club pick, it’s that affairs are very rarely as sexy in reality as they might seem in fantasy.

Forbidden Affair by Amy Andrews