Kathryn Harrison's parents married at 17 years of age, but were forced apart by disapproving parents within a year. Kathryn had just been born, but she did not see her father again until she was ten. Instantly, the two were attracted to one another; they even looked alike. By the time Kathryn was 20 they were having an affair. Kathryn's relationship with her mother had never been easy and now there was an added complication, made worse by the love which still existed between her parents. This is an account of the four-year affair between the author and her father.