Infidelity

13 books tagged with this warning.

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn · 2012 · Thriller / Psychological

AmbiguousCheating (protagonist)Infidelity

On their fifth anniversary, Amy disappears and Nick becomes the prime suspect.

Madame Bovary

by Gustave Flaubert · 1856 · Classic / Literary

BEInfidelity (protagonist)Cheating

Emma, a country doctor's wife, chases romantic fantasies through two affairs and slides into ruin.

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy · 1877 · Classic / Literary

BEInfidelity (protagonist)Cheating

Anna leaves her marriage for Count Vronsky as Tolstoy threads in Levin's parallel love story across imperial Russia.

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller · 1992 · Romance / Contemporary

BittersweetInfidelity (protagonist)Cheating

Iowa farmwife Francesca shares four intense days with photographer Robert before choosing her family.

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925 · Classic / Literary

BECheating (multiple)Infidelity

Jazz-Age Long Island: Gatsby tries to reclaim Daisy and is pulled into the betrayals around Tom's marriage.

The End of the Affair

by Graham Greene · 1951 · Literary / Postwar British

BittersweetInfidelity (protagonist)Cheating

During the Blitz, novelist Bendrix's affair with his friend's wife Sarah ends abruptly; he investigates why.

Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng · 2017 · Contemporary / Family

BittersweetInfidelity (side character)Cheating (background)

In 1990s Shaker Heights, a mysterious artist and her daughter collide with the Richardson family.

Fates and Furies

by Lauren Groff · 2015 · Literary / Marriage

BittersweetCheating (both sides)Infidelity

Twenty-four years of Lotto and Mathilde's marriage told twice — his bright version, then her dark one.

The Paper Palace

by Miranda Cowley Heller · 2021 · Contemporary / Literary

AmbiguousInfidelity (protagonist)Cheating

Over 24 hours Elle must choose between her husband Peter and childhood love Jonas, with 50 years of memory in between.

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney · 2017 · Contemporary / Literary

OEInfidelity (protagonist)Cheating

Dublin student Frances begins an affair with married actor Nick, unsettling her bond with friend Bobbi.

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2019 · Music / Historical Fiction

BittersweetEmotional cheatingEmotional infidelity

Oral-history of a 1970s rock band: Daisy and lead singer Billy's chemistry strains Billy's marriage to Camila.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera · 1984 · Literary / Philosophical

BittersweetSerial infidelity (protagonist)Cheating

Around the Prague Spring, surgeon Tomas oscillates between wife Tereza and mistress Sabina against a political backdrop.

The Last Mrs. Parrish

by Liv Constantine · 2017 · Thriller / Domestic / Revenge

BittersweetDomestic abuseInfidelity

An ambitious woman targets a wealthy couple, aiming to replace the wife.