One page into it and I realised 'Masoom' was adapted from it. But still reading the original story was wonderful. Erich Segal tells the story well of a family that is suddenly confronted with an uncomfortable secret.
The Beckwith's are considered the perfect family - both Robert and Sheila are academics and they have the perfect life with their two school going daughters. Until Bob gets a call from France saying that Nicole died and left behind a son fathered by Bob when they met briefly. Bob is urged to meet the boy and despite his initial reluctance agrees to meet him. He confesses his affair to Sheila who gets mad initially but then agrees to let the boy stay with them for month. How the polite, sad ten year old Jean Claude's arrival throws up a bunch of emotions unknown to the Beckwiths and how they make peace with it, is the rest of the story.
'Masoom' was a brilliant adaptation of the novel. Haven't seen the English version though. Ticked off!
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