{"product_id":"the-english-teacher-lily-king-paperback","title":"The English Teacher -- Lily King, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasing Hour\u003c\/i\u003e: A \"moving and deeply absorbing\" novel of painful truths and the refuge of fiction set in a New England prep school (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen years ago, English teacher Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at the elite Fayer Academy. Living on the campus off the coast of New England, she worked to become a beloved fixture of the school--and to shelter herself and her son, Peter, from a painful secret she left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, and the prescribed life Vida has constructed begins to come apart. As Peter bonds with Tom and his new stepsiblings, Vida retreats further into the books she teaches. To embrace life and a chance at happiness, she will have to face the nightmares of her former self--and shed the pain she has held onto for far too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing her multiple award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasing Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, Lily King has written a \"domestic drama with the adrenalin-fueled beating heart of a thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"King is a wonderfully engaging writer who creates characters and situations we can't resist.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lily King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/8\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.4\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780802160300\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52222863704363,"sku":"9780802160300","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780802160300_d7914a38-1e1b-46d2-99a3-ff972c7ed9d2.jpg?v=1774817926","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-english-teacher-lily-king-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}