July 28, 2010
Summer is the time for flings and affairs, a season that evokes daydreams about what could have been. But if you don’t fancy yourself straying, books are an ideal way to live vicariously. You can explore all the naughty things you can’t quite bring yourself to do, fantasize about the love you long for, or, on the more serious side, plumb the pages for truths about our human capacity for ecstasy and pain.
It’s a luxury to ride the crest of a character’s emotional life, from the agony of betrayal, to passion’s joys. Here are some recent titles that take a fresh look at illicit love.