{"product_id":"the-au-pair","title":"The Au Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT and NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE READING THIS SUMMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nervewrackingly fun.\"--Vogue, Best Books of the Year So Far\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub, \u003c\/i\u003eand Zibby Books most-anticipated\/summer books pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Teddy Wayne follows 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 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 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 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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0063457237\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780063457232\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Wayne, Teddy\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Jun 2026)","offer_id":46414380400837,"sku":"9780063457232","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780063457232.jpg?v=1781864930","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-au-pair","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}