
Sally's friendship with his wife and daughter begin to push Clive over the edge. Sally even Facebooks Clive's wife and daughter in order to not miss a single significant event in Clive's life. Much to Clive's anguish, Sally befriends his wife, Susan. Being left out of Clive's life proves unbearable to Sally, leaving her one last resort: to squirm her way into his family's life. Desperation begins to overtake Sally when Clive repeatedly ignores her many emails and text messages. But the journal slowly begins to reveal a woman consumed by bitterness, heartache, and hatred. Sally's journal, which is in fact addressed to Clive, initially begins as an outlet for Clive's many faults. In an attempt to deal with her grief, Sally visits a therapist who suggests she write a journal in order to speed up the healing process. Sally's world crumbles when Clive suddenly announces that their relationship is over.


Sally, a freelance writer, was in a relationship with Daniel, with whom she shared two children.īut when Clive and Sally meet, a casual acquaintance turns into private escapades to pricey hotels, hundreds of intimate emails and text messages a day, and even a sudden marriage proposal. Clive, a music producer, was married to Susan for nearly eighteen years. Clive Gooding and Sally Islip had a long and passionate secret relationship. Narrated in the form of a journal, The Mistress's Revenge develops the consequences of abruptly ending a sordid five year affair.
