The Arrangement: A Novel

ISBN: 0143128981

Author: Warlick, Ashley

Condition: New

Absolutely dazzling. -Paula McLain, author of The Paris WifeFilled with food and passion...If you love historical fiction, you'll fall hard for this one. -Bustle.comShed made it sound as though her husband would be joining them for dinner. Shed made it sound that way on purpose, and then she arrived alone.Los Angeles, 1934. Mary Frances is young, restlessly married, and returning from her first sojourn in France. She is hungry, and not just for food: she wants Tim, her husband Als charming friend, who encourages her writing and seems to understand her better than anyone. After a nights transgression, its only a matter of time before Mary Frances claims what she truly desires, plunging all three of them into a tangled triangle of affection that will have far-reaching effects on their families, their careers, and their lives.Set in California, France, and the Swiss Alps, The Arrangement is a sparkling, sensual novel that explores the complexities of a marriage and the many different ways in which we love. Writing at the top of her game, Ashley Warlick gives us a completely mesmerizing story about a woman well ahead of her time, who would go on to become the legendary food writer M. F. K. Fisher.