{"product_id":"the-winner-teddy-wayne-paperback","title":"The Winner -- Teddy Wayne, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \"Top-10 Thriller of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, and Bookshop.org \"Best Book of the Year'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConor O'Toole has never been anywhere like Cutters Neck, a gated community near Cape Cod. It's a sweet deal for the summer: in exchange for tennis lessons, he receives free lodging in a luxurious guest cottage, far from the cramped Yonkers apartment he shares with his diabetic mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this oceanfront paradise, however, new clients prove hard to come by, and Conor has bills to pay. When Catherine, a sharp-tongued divorcée, offers double his usual rate, he soon realizes she is expecting additional, off the court services for her money, and Conor tumbles into a secret erotic affair unlike anything he's experienced before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite his steamy flings with a woman twice his age, he simultaneously finds himself falling for an artsy, outspoken girl he meets on the beach. With cautious, strategic planning, Conor somehow manages this tangled web--until he makes one final, irreversible mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dark, explosive literary thriller that brilliantly skewers the elite, Whiting Award winner Teddy Wayne's unputdownable novel is cinematic, shocking, and a psychological masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Teddy Wayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/3\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.31\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780063353619\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51727015608619,"sku":"9780063353619","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780063353619.jpg?v=1774822047","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-winner-teddy-wayne-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}