Mary van der Linden moves from London to Washington DC. She is married with Charlie, who works for the British Embassy. They have two children, Louisa and Richard.
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At a party she meets a journalist, Frank Renzo.
Frank and Mary are falling in love with each other. Meanwhile Charlie must face the pressure of his work, the pressure of the Cold War and the pressure of the presidential race between Kennedy and Nixon... Charlie starts to drink a lot. Mary makes up an excuse for Charlie so she can stay in New York. There she rents a hotel room so she can meet Frank whenever she wants...
It is all in the sixties. Think for instance of jazz parties, men wearing a suit and a hat, the great American economy...
The review of this Book prepared by Mark Branson
