The secret daughter of a well-known politician, Margot lives in a small Parisian apartment with her actress mother, quietly navigating high school and her mother's mood swings in between clandestine visits from her father. But a chance encounter with a handsome journalist prompts Margot to expose her family's carefully guarded secrets, with explosive consequences the teenager never could have imagined. A suspenseful and sensual French novel of intrigue, desire, and deceit, The Margot Affair is a powerful and beautiful read. (AG)

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