#039 Two novels by Isabel Costello, including her newest release, Scent

Win two contemporary fiction novels by Isabel Costello. 

Paris Mon Amour

When Alexandra discovers that her husband Philippe is having an affair, she can't believe he'd risk losing the love that has transformed their lives. Still in shock, she finds herself powerfully attracted to a much younger man. Jean-Luc is twenty-three, intense and magnetic. He's also the son of Philippe's best friend. With every passionate encounter, Alexandra is pulled deeper into a situation that threatens everyone she holds dear.

Scent

When Clementine and Edouard's last child leaves home, the cracks in their marriage become impossible to ignore. Her work as a perfumer is no longer providing solace and her sense of self is withering. Then, her former lover resurfaces, decades after the end of their bisexual affair, and her world tilts irreversibly. Set in Paris and Provence, this is an intimate portrait of a woman navigating conflicting desires and a troubled past whilst dreaming of a fulfilling future.

About the author:

I'm a writer of contemporary fiction, including novels PARIS MON AMOUR and SCENT (Muswell Press, April 2021). My short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies including THE WORD FOR FREEDOM. I have lived in London for over 30 years but my lifelong links with France regularly take me back to Paris and Provence. I've been running the literarysofa.com blog since 2011 - my home territory as both reader and writer is the crossover zone between literary and commercial fiction and I have a special interest in complicated relationships of any kind, female sexuality and LGBT lives. On Twitter @isabelcostello