This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE CONTINENTAL AFFAIR. Copyright © 2023 by Christine Mangan. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Mangan, Christine (Christine Rose), author.

Title: The continental affair / Christine Mangan.

Description: First edition.|New York: Flatiron Books, 2023.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022055168|ISBN 9781250788481 (hardcover)|ISBN 9781250788467 (ebook)

Classification: LCC PS3613.A53685 C66 2023|DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022055168

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First Edition: 2023