When the Freeman family return to England after ex-pat life abroad, Neil settles down immediately while Isabel realises her life is crying out for something more. But, after years of being defined as a wife, what? Isabel finds a position working for the disorganised - if dangerously attractive - Patrick and, although her head is telling her to think of Neil and the children, Isabel is drawn to her new boss. But if lust can turn to love, so love can become obsession. Isabel is thrown into a whirl of conflicting loyalties, desires and responsibilities at whose heart lies the agonising question: can an adulterous wife be a good mother?A sparkling, passionate and satisfying novel about relationships, ADULTERY FOR BEGINNERS marks the debut of an exciting new talent.