{"product_id":"9780063457218","title":"The Au Pair: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWayne, Teddy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/29\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Is anything more dangerous than a fragile male ego?”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Novel\u003c\/i\u003e Everyone Will Be Talking About This Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, Seattle Times, Town \u0026amp; Country, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Lit Hub, Men's Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand Zibby Books Most Anticipated\/Summer Books pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nervewrackingly fun.”—\u003ci\u003eVogue,\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year So Far\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A tightly constructed, endlessly exhilarating thriller.”—\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A heart-pounding mystery that reads like a movie.\"—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA seductively twisty page-turner about the explosive impact of a beautiful Norwegian au pair on a celebrated novelist and his wife that “cements Teddy Wayne’s status as a master of the wicked little literary thriller” (Rumaan Alam).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSteven Hammer was once a literary star. Now his career is floundering, his marriage to a high-powered woman is crumbling, and the only bright spot in his life is Astrid, the Norwegian au pair who cares for their children—and reveres his neglected novels. But what began as a secret infatuation soon spirals into a scandal that makes them both infamous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a headline-grabbing trial captivates the world with a salacious story of sex, power, and betrayal, Steven must confront the wreckage he’s created—and the deeper insecurities that fueled it. Is Astrid an innocent young woman caught up in a case beyond her control or a calculating femme fatale? And how far will Steven, driven by desperation and obsession, go for her professed love?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith inexorable momentum and sly, lucid prose, Teddy Wayne’s \u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e is a sleek literary thriller about desire, deception, and the unraveling of a man as he grapples with his fading relevance—when the lies others spin pale beside the fictions we tell ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605708247295,"sku":"9780063457218","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063457218","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}