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Evidence of the Affair
Evidence of the Affair | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Dear stranger
A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man shes never meta choice that will forever change both their lives.
My heart goes out to you, David. Even though I do not know you
The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here.
Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when its broken.
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MysticFaerie
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4⭐️/5⭐️

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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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I don't remember where I heard about this book, but it is by Taylor Jenkins Reid & I'll read anything she writes. This short story is an audible exclusive. Told through letters between 4 people... 2 couples, 2 affairs, and 2 interesting twists. Wait for it... I highly recommend this short story.!

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currentlyreadinginCO
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I listened to this short story while cooking chicken divan tonight and I had a great time 👀

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KPS-BOOKS-45
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Didn‘t mind this quick read, different style being written in letters, which I actually didn‘t mind as a short story.

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The_Book_Ninja
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Free on Prime reading-thank God. I wanted to see what all the fuss is with this author. Her books are everywhere, along with similar looking, pastel coloured covers with Benguiat Caslon font, by other authors (It‘s even set in the Daisy Jones ”universe”).The story unfolds via letters found by an adulterous couples‘ spouses. It‘s set in the 70s because I guess a book of text messages (❤️U babes. Look 4ward to seeing U 🍆)would be a more interesting

she_she 😂 12mo
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Julsmarshall
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This short, epistolary novel packs a punch! Snuck this in just under the wire for #authoramonth #BookspinBingo and #20in4 #Readathon. Now just trying to finish out a #chunkstwr in the last 2 days of February! @Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 14mo
Andrew65 This is one I still need to read. Well done 👏👏👏 14mo
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Bluebird
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Free from audible and Amazon kindle prime reading. A story written in the epistolary style. A woman finds letters written to her husband from his lover. She then reaches out to the lover‘s husband. An excellent read. It felt fully fleshed out and complete despite it‘s very short length. The ending was surprising and satisfying. My 2nd success this year with short stories. I see more in my future!
#authorofthemonth

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I usually don‘t like this technique…all letters, but since it was short it worked for me.
#AAM

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I didn‘t realise this is a short story when I started. I liked the letters format, written between two strangers whose spouses are having an affair with each other. Very engaging, and the ending…I was surprised by it.
#AuthorAMonth

AvidReader25 This one caught me by surprise as well! 14mo
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Daisey
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I had planned to listen to Daisy Jones for this month, but I put it on hold too late and it‘ll be a while before I can get to it. So, I went ahead and downloaded this through Prime reading. It‘s not at all the kind of story I would pick up on my own, but I did think it used the epistolary format very well and I listened straight through.

#audiobook #epistolary #AuthorAMonth

Daisey Also #BookSpin book 10 for February. 14mo
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Bookzombie
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Thank you to all who posted that this was available in Prime reading!
This is a short story (novella? 88 pages) written in epistolary format and set in the 70s. Carrie writes to the husband of the woman she has discovered is having an affair with her doctor husband. We read their letters back and forth, but we also get to see the letters between the two having an affair. #aam #authoramonth

Bookzombie I found TJR‘s ending satisfying, but the thriller/horror fan in me might have gone a different direction if it was my story. 😈 1y
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I know Taylor Jenkins Reid is popular, but her books just haven‘t been for me. I decided to try again with this short story, but there‘s just something about her characters that rubs me the wrong way. #AuthorAMonth

marleed I‘m a big TJR fan but for one of my sisters - she‘s a, tried one book (DJ&tS) and I‘ll never read her again. I‘m actually fascinated when fellow booklovers do not countenance (been waiting to use that word in a sentence!) with the same authors as me! I think Colleen Hoover also illicits love her or hate her writing vibes. 1y
Bookwormjillk @marleed I‘ve read two and one Hoover and haven‘t been a fan. Not sure why. Just something about them. 1y
Hooked_on_books I‘ve never read her books. She doesn‘t appeal to me. So you‘re not alone! 1y
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Starting this ** kindle unlimited book ** for
#AuthorAMonth2023
#AuthorAMonth

Bookzombie Thanks for posting this one! I didn‘t know about the short story and have downloaded it. 🙂 1y
tpixie @Bookzombie yes! I just saw in on a post of @Readforlife 💙💙💙 (edited) 1y
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A novella that I wish was a longer story. I‘d love to know where the main characters are now. Another #AuthorAMonth read finished and another pick for Taylor Jenkins Reid.
#BookSpinBingo #FabulousFebruary #2023ReadySetRead

tpixie Oh! Thanks! It‘s on Kindle Unlimited. I‘ll read this & 1y
Read4life @tpixie I hope you enjoy both of them 🤓 1y
Andrew65 Great, I need to check this out. Well done 👏👏👏 1y
tpixie @Read4life thanks 😊 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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squirrelbrain
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Thanks to @KarenUK for putting this on my #readersradar last night. (And for the #pop23 prompt! 😁) Set in the 1970s, a doctor‘s wife discovers her husband‘s affair and starts writing to the other woman‘s husband, and we also see letters between the doctor and his paramour.

It‘s only a short story / novella but still packs a punch and there‘s room for a bit of a twist too.

#aam #authoramonth

#pop23 #setinthedecadeyouwereborn

KarenUK Glad you enjoyed it…. And after reading this, I just found out from one of my booksellers that all her books are set in the same ‘universe‘! Apparently there‘s an overlap of a character in every book…. (In this one she mentions a Daisy Jones LP) 1y
CBee Yay for 70s babies 🙌🏻🙌🏻 1y
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squirrelbrain @KarenUK - I noticed the Daisy reference. Mick Riva was also mentioned, who was in both of the other 2 TJR books that I‘ve read.(Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising). 1y
OriginalCyn620 On my tbr! 1y
Ruthiella I‘ve only read Daisy Jones by TJR and I didn‘t really like it. I need to give another book from her a chance. Maybe Evelyn Hugo? 🤔 (edited) 1y
squirrelbrain Yes, I would say Evelyn Hugo is the best one I‘ve read of hers @Ruthiella 1y
Cortg @Ruthiella I loved Evelyn Hugo! My favorite by her as well. 1y
Cortg I wasn‘t aware of this title, I‘ll have to check it out! 1y
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KarenUK
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An epistolary novella, set in the seventies….. A wife of a doctor discovers the evidence of the title. As she connects with the wronged husband on the other end of the affair, a friendship forms. Told through letters between both couples, it‘s a fairly straightforward story, but the ending has a satisfying conclusion.
#Authoramonth #AAM @Soubhiville

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Well…dam$. She did that 😭. Bravo, Taylor.

LoverOfLearning Wow!! This is immediately on my tbr. 1y
she.hearts.horror @LoverOfLearning It‘s truly impressive when an author can create such a compelling story in a petite package. 😭After the world closed, I began my adult love affair of short stories. I‘m excited to see what other gems I find now. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did! 1y
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A (very brief) short story from TJR, and it packs a pretty solid punch for so few pages. Nothing earth shattering, but an interesting take on two people who begin corresponding about the affair happening between their respective spouses, and the unexpected bond that forms between them. I'd put this more at a "slight pick" personally, mostly because I'm not a huge fan of epistolary formats. 3.5⭐️

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marleed I‘m hoping this little story gets a print some day because I feel like it‘s just missing from my much-loved physical TJR shelf. 2y
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Steph.Titus
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#Book.26.2022

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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So much drama … two couples with dysfunctional relationships in the 1970s. No texting or sexting, just letters. Even phone calls are out of bounds due to landlines with short cords. Quick, enjoyable listen but not much more than that.

Mostly picked for a color in the #pantone2022 challenge … LOL

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I love TJR! This has been on my list for a while, but I read it at the perfect time. I love when things work out that way! #BBRCAdultInTheNameOfLove @LibrarianRyan

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fredthemoose
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Great short listen from TJR told through a series of letters between the spouses of two people having an affair. Free with Audible membership and worth the 80 minutes!

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TamTracy
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Holy cow! How did I get that emotional during 88 pages? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Megabooks This is my favorite tjr! 2y
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What makes people in a relationship infidel?
Being someone married for over a year now, I have often wondered this. There are days when I can't stand my partner, and then there are days I swoon with bouts of happy feelings. I wonder what it means to be in love.
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meenareads (1) I wonder if love is eternal, as romanticized in movies. I wonder if two people going through similar things in life form bonds triggering them to cross lines. When the person doesn't have the bones to tell their partner to the face and keep living a double life, I often wonder why. 2y
meenareads (2) Carrie Allsop finds her husband is cheating on her when she finds correspondence from his mistress. She doesn't confront him. Instead, she writes a letter to the spouse of her husband's mistress, David, seeking if he knew about this happening.
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meenareads (3) There is so much empathy between the two, as they become friends when they start exchanging correspondence, spying on their spouses, and sharing tidbits from their lives. There is spice disguised as a little twist in the end and it caught me totally off-guard. 2y
meenareads (4) With just over 90 pages, this epistollary novella was a one-sitting read. This is a kindle exclusive story and available for free in kindle unlimited. My first TJR, and I am intrigued to read more. 2y
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Bookbuyingaddict
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Wow 🤩 packs a punch for a short novella please please please Ms Reid follow this up with a full blown novel about what Carrie , david , Janet and Ken did next . Loved it

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Listened to this audiobook and finished it in one listen! Each chapter/letter is like slowly unwrapping a surprise gift.

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AvidReader25
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An epistolary short story by the flawless writer of some of my recent favorites. Two married people discover their spouses are having an affair. They become close as they write letters to deal with their heart ache. It reminded me a bit of the movie Same Time, Next Year.

“It seems as if you see me exactly as I wish to be seen. There is no greater gift than that.”

Jensol77 This was really awesome! I just listened to it. 2y
Jensol77 It was a real clever concept 2y
AvidReader25 @Jensol77 I agree! I tend to love epistolary novels. 2y
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Book 256

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Readswithcoffee
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The audiobook version (only from audible) is excellent and a quick listen - a little over a hour, I believe. I love books written in an epistolary format. This is the story of letters exchanged between two people whose spouses are having an affair.

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This is a super fast read...novella in length and the story is told through letters. And I love this way of storytelling. It‘s easy and quick to read.

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BayouGirl85
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I am such a sucker for stories told through letters/correspondence. An outstanding short story! So much feeling packed into this little story!

July Book 11/25 #LitsyLove #bookspinbingo

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
The only thing I didn't like about this is that it was a short story! 😭
After starting it and finishing it in one sitting, I wanted more!!! #shortstory #amazonoriginalstories #taylorjenkinsreid

maich Love this author❤❤ 3y
Kaylamburson Same!! This was the very last thing I read from her as I had finished everything else. And I just needed more because I love all TJR books. Excited for Malibu Rising! 3y
angel1 @Kaylamburson I loved Malibu Rising!! I got an early copy through Netgalley 😁 3y
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angel1 @maich she is one of my new favorite authors!! Love all the books I've read of hers!! 3y
Kaylamburson Omg that's amazing!! How does it stack up with her other books? I was nervous it was more in the Daisy Jones direction, which I enjoyed, but wasn't my favorite of hers. 3y
maich @angel1 She is really talented author❤ 3y
angel1 @Kaylamburson It wasn't like Daisy Jones and it wasn't my favorite but still really good!! 😃 3y
Kaylamburson Okay!! I'll have to preorder it! @angel1 3y
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Somewhat predictable but a great quick listen...just what I was looking for😁Thanks @Megabooks

Reviewsbylola Her books are usually pretty enjoyable. Glad you liked this one! 3y
Megabooks Glad you liked this! I read it on a walk back in 2019. I remember really enjoying the epistolary format. 3y
Cinfhen You both have insomnia @Megabooks @Reviewsbylola ??!!? 3y
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Megabooks I slept four hours before this, but I‘m going through one of those phases where it‘s too painful to sleep through the night. 😢 3y
Crazeedi I've enjoyed the books I've read by this author. She has a new one coming out, just saw on a bbc post @squirrelbrain posted!! 3y
Reviewsbylola No, I don‘t usually. Sometimes I go through phases where I can‘t go to sleep and I have restless leg syndrome—happens usually when my thyroid is out of control. But typically I sleep well. 🙃 3y
Reviewsbylola But the reason I was commenting on Litsy in the middle of the night is because I woke up to pee and was wide awake for about 20 minutes. 🤣 3y
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Next Up! At under 2 hours it‘s a perfect quick listen and it‘s a multi cast narration with Julia Whelan 🙌🏻Thanks for the rec my #AudioGuru @Megabooks 😘😘

Megabooks 😘😘 3y
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NaomiO
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Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my favourite authors so I finally decided to read her short story. I loved how this book was written and how you see the relationships in this book develop. Definitely a great read if you need a quick read.

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A short read, probably novelette length. It's told in epistolary form and starts off with a woman who finds a set of letters to her husband from his mistress. She starts a correspondence with the mistress's husband. I really enjoyed this one! It's a really smart title too given the ending. 4⭐

AlaMich Every time I see this cover I want to go live in it! 😂 3y
silentrequiem @AlaMich That looks so relaxing! 3y
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⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I love Taylor Jenkins Reid, but this one just bummed me out. I understood it... I just didn‘t really get it. I spent the whole time feeling bad for everyone. 🤷‍♀️

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I thought I saw where this story* was going but the twist caught me by surprise! This was my first TJR and I'm looking forward to reading her novels on my TBR.

*Free on Kindle and Audible with Amazon Prime

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Today, I‘m sharing my review for another book I finished for #bookoplathon. This completes the prompt Small Book. This book only took 1 hour for me to listen to. I only have 1 book left to read for #bookoplathon now. If I have time, I might roll again because I‘m having so much fun playing #bookopoly but I don‘t know yet.

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A short and sweet epistolary novella about a woman and a man exchanging letters when they find out their respective spouses are cheating on them together. Loved the ending. (And there's a quick Easter Egg mentioning Daisy Jones as a favorite artist!)

Verity I really liked this too - but I read it not listened. Glad the audio is good too. Loved Daisy too - can‘t wait to see what comes next 4y
Kaylamburson Yes, a perfect quick listen. Looks like Malibu Burning is 2021! @Verity 4y
Verity @Kaylamburson can‘t wait! 4y
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Verity
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Oh this is clever. It‘s short but it does a lot. I thought I knew where it was going, and yet. V good.

Megabooks Agree! 4y
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A worthwhile super-quick listen that I got for free through Amazon Prime...did anyone else catch the Daisy Jones reference in here?

LoverOfLearning I loved her tagged book. Wow I didnt know she had that many popular books. Need to read more of her ! 4y
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ElaineR
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Oh dear just not for me. It seems unfair to pan as it isn't the type of thing I'd normally pick up but I just found it incredibly beige and uninteresting.

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A free short story on kindle at the moment. Something nice, easy and quick to read as I'm too much of a coward to read "Pine" at night and I gave up on my #bookspin book. Not my normal fayre but sure let's give it a go.

#bookroulette #randomfebruary

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I love an epistolary novel and this one was well done. I often feel that short stories fall short but this one told a complete, and interesting, story. 👍👍

Megabooks Loved this audiobook!! 4y
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Guilty pleasure 😋

Read time: 1 hour. Flat 45 if you‘re anywhere close to being as nosey as I am

Alora Welcome to Litsy! 💜🥳 4y
YaYa_Reads Thank you @Alora! 🤎 4y
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marleed
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This may be my last 3x3 grid of 2019, but it‘s the first time that fully 2/3 came from my physical TBR. My tagged, 5*, favorite short story of 2019 was a freebie to my Kindle. My TBR stack is grateful to month of limited new releases!

5* = Loved It, want non-reader IRL friends to read. I do/will own a physical copy. A+
4*= Liked it a lot, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Average C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

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