SEX, LIES AND THE OTHER WOMAN

Donna Hill's novel boldly challenges society's perception of infidelity, its causes and the players. The author's latest tale will make everyone look at the act of infidelity totally different.

I SLEPT WITH MY BEST FRIENDS HUSBAND"
It Could Happen to You

Imagine the most devastating blow to a marriage. Imagine that it happened to you. Imagine that the third person in your marriage bed was your best friend. Eighty percent of American marriages will be affected by infidelity. This is the story in Donna Hill's latest novel, AN ORDINARY WOMAN-three innocent people thrust into the most extraordinary situation of their lives. In the tradition of Graham Greenes classic tale of indiscretion, The End of the Affair and the disturbingly realistic depiction of a good marriage gone wrong, portrayed by Richard Gere and Diane Lane in Unfaithful, Donna Hill brings readers her most provocative tale of relationships to date.
AN ORDINARY WOMAN (St. Martins Press, Oct. 2002 ISBN 0312-28191-9) is about the betrayal of the most sacred of trusts. It is about that one moment in time when a single choice will change lives forever. By no means is this your usual "infidelity fare," but rather a cautionary tale, that dares to look inside the hearts and minds of the people involved, each of them revealing how they arrived at the devastating crossroads. Most of all, AN ORDINARY WOMAN attempts to answer the question: why?
    Asha and Lisa have been best friends since grade school--they share everything. A beautiful and accomplished photographer, Asha never seems to lack excitement or a man to share it with. Yet, for a woman who appears to have it all there is always "that something" she needs to make her feel whole--human--worthy. Lisa, "the good girl," has always dreamed of the perfect marriage to the perfect husband. Now she has both--with Ross Davis. And she has their future planned to the last, perfect detail--no matter what. Ross didn't want to believe that he and Lisa had married too soon. He didn't want to believe that each day the man he thought himself to be was being stripped away by the woman he loved--leaving him feeling like a kept man instead of the man of the house. And then--betrayal. No one knows how it happened, how they could have done this to each other. Now, they each want to tell their side of the story. And they do.