{"product_id":"the-au-pair","title":"The Au Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Teddy Wayne follows the tremendous critical success of his breakout sensation \u003ci\u003eThe Winner\u003c\/i\u003e--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Thriller of the Year--with another seductively twisty page-turner about the explosive impact of a beautiful Norwegian au pair on a celebrated novelist and his wife.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Hammer was once an acclaimed 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 begins as a secret infatuation soon spirals into a scandal that makes them both infamous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 he go, driven by desperation and obsession, for her professed love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith breakneck pacing and dagger-sharp prose, Teddy Wayne's \u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying literary thriller about desire, deception, and the unraveling of a man as he grapples with his fading relevance--where nothing is as it seems, and the truth may be more fantastical than the lies we tell ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51953352442087,"sku":"9798228698994","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-au-pair","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}