The First Time

by JoyFielding (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $26.59

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $12.33

  Behind the shiny facade of her seemingly idyllic life, Mattie Hart feels she is falling apart. After sixteen years of marriage, and a beautiful teenage daughter, Mattie discovers that her husband Jake is ensconced in yet another affair. It is only after Jake confesses his infidelity and leaves home that Mattie receives even more devastating news. News that will alter all their lives. Now, for the first time, Mattie and Jake are about to discover what love really means. How its astonishing power can defy the greatest odds and heal the deepest wounds.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $4.37

  Fielding has created an adept study of three flawed characters who after years of playing head games, must learn to communicate. As the novel races towards tragedy, Mattie prevails. Fielding has again pushed a seemingly fragile heroine to the brink, only to have her fight back tooth and nail.