Loved this book, but I think this is one case where I preferred the movie to the book. I think the movie gives the character "Francesca" more depth and warmth. I feel, with all of my heart, that Francesca made the right decision in the end, as sad as it was. I'm glad I picked this one, and it seemed to be a fitting 'love story' for our Valentine's book club meeting.

I read this book a long time ago (way before the movie came out) and then again, recently. The book never fails to move me. The movie doesn't do it justice.

The book is about a woman, Francesca, who is living an ordinary life as a housewife and a mother. Her life is a bit mundane - but she is content. When her children and husband go off to a fair for one weekend, she looks forward to some time alone.
During this time, a stranger pulls up to her house, looking for directions to a bridge that he must photograph for a magazine. She decides to take him there herself - and the romance begins.
You start to feel Francesca's newfound sense of self. She feels beautiful - she feels sexy. Robert (the photographer's name) brings out so many feelings in her that she has never felt before. The two of them have an intense affair for only a couple of days. But they both remember it and each other for the rest of their lives.