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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank our phenomenal editor, Greer Hendricks; her spectacular assistant, Sarah Cantin; and everyone at Atria Books under Judith Curr, who makes the publishing experiencing such a joy. Suzanne Gluck, and everyone at WME, thank you for ten great years. Pilar Queen, for stepping in with style at the zero hour. Our fierce and fabulous lawyers, Ken Weinrib and Eric Brown. Stephanie Jones, Kirby Alison, and the team at Jonesworks, without whom we’d be shouting in a well. Tiffany Bartok, we really don’t like to leave the house without you. The brilliant Katie Brandi, who for over thirteen years has been telling us what’s what. Kelly Grace Gibson, for being our favorite insider. Kathy Stone, Kristi Ising-Wilson, Lennie Ross, Rebecca A. Little, Amanda Scherger, and all our fabulous fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter who rock our worlds every single day. Thank you.

Emma thanks her parents, Joan, John and Janet, and Joel and Nora, whose wisdom, humor, and generosity gave her a home while hers was under renovation. Shannon, Sara, Sarah, and Kira: who make her want to be lounging in the unforgiving plastic chairs of the cafeteria. Jordana, for being there at word one and blessing her with g’nights from too many miles away. Heather, for flying the flag through the move. Sophia, without whose perfect care of our family, half this book couldn’t have been written. Joel, for still giving her the thrill of an illicit crush. And Theo, for being.

Nicki thanks Auntie Olivia, chauffeur, nanny, disciplinarian, fashion coordinator, and all-around star member of Team Sophie. And David. Please always make sure your bike helmet light is working because she couldn’t live without you.

Emma McLaughlin
and
Nicola Kraus
are the
New York Times
bestselling authors of
The Nanny Diaries, Citizen Girl, Dedication, Nanny Returns, Between You and Me
, and their young adult novels,
The Real Real
and
Over You.
They work together in New York City. For more information visit
EmmaAndNicola.com
.

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ALSO BY EMMA McLAUGHLIN AND NICOLA KRAUS

The Nanny Diaries

Citizen Girl

Dedication

Nanny Returns

Between You and Me

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

The Real Real

Over You

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McLaughlin, Emma.

The first affair : a novel / Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. — First Atria books hardcover edition.

pages cm

(ebook) 1. Adultery—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3613.C575M35 2013

813'.6—dc23

2013009368

ISBN 978-1-4516-4342-8

ISBN 978-1-4516-4344-2 (ebook)

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