L'Affaire - Johnson, Diane
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"Johnson is more droll than Henry James, to whom she's been compared, and she's as witty as a modern-day Voltaire. Vraiment, L'Affaire, c'est irresistible!"-Publishers Weekly Amy Hawkins, a Palo Alto girl who made herself a dot-com fortune, goes to France to get a sheen of sophistication and, perhaps, to have an affair that will ruffle her all-too-steady heart. She starts her quest in a glamorous resort in the French Alps, amid an assortment of aristocrats and ski enthusiasts. But when two of the hotel's guests are swept away by an avalanche, Adrian's children-young, old, legitimate,…mehr

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"Johnson is more droll than Henry James, to whom she's been compared, and she's as witty as a modern-day Voltaire. Vraiment, L'Affaire, c'est irresistible!"-Publishers Weekly Amy Hawkins, a Palo Alto girl who made herself a dot-com fortune, goes to France to get a sheen of sophistication and, perhaps, to have an affair that will ruffle her all-too-steady heart. She starts her quest in a glamorous resort in the French Alps, amid an assortment of aristocrats and ski enthusiasts. But when two of the hotel's guests are swept away by an avalanche, Adrian's children-young, old, legitimate, illegitimate-assemble to protect their interests, feuding under the competing laws of the British, American, and French systems. Amy, already suspect because she is American, steps in to assist, and unintentionally sets in motion a series of events that spotlight ancient national differences, customs, and laws. Filled with love, sex, death, and travel, L'Affaire is National Book Award finalist Diane Johnson at her very best.
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Diane Johnson has a BA Honours Psychology from the University of Victoria. While at UVic in the early 1970s, Diane lived in a six-bedroom character house in Oak Bay, on the outskirts of Victoria, British Columbia, with four other students. The experience of living in this shared home and idyllic municipality, combined with a growing awareness of Eastern spirituality and the emerging environmental movement, provided inspiration for the original version of The Bad Manor Girls Save Picturia. Diane, also known as Amethyst, currently lives in a small town near a large lake in beautiful British Columbia, where she enjoys Scrabble, Sudoku, pickleball, and being outdoors, especially when she is by the water.