Critical Praise

"An honest and powerful story, Lynn Darling writes about the politics of love, and of the newsroom, in a beautifully told tale of affairs of the heart, the intricacies of marriage, and the complexity of life in all its glorious imperfectness. Necessary Sins is a deeply moving testament to the mercurial nature of fate, romance, and ultimately, the human spirit."

——Carole Radziwill, author of What Remains

“An extended elegy for a love affair in the tradition of Lillian Ross’ Here But Not Here.... The author is eloquent, and exquisitely attuned to emotional nuance.”

——New York Observer

"Necessary Sins lays out the details of an adulterous affair that becomes the author’s defining moment. In this compelling story of trespass and redemption, Darling holds nothing back. We stand beside her as she recounts the great passions, the bittersweet compromises, and the everyday accretion of love."

——Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals

“Deftly and poignantly written .... Darling opens an achingly honest window onto her life.”

——Booklist