{"product_id":"the-au-pair-a-novel-isbn-9780063457232","title":"The Au Pair: A Novel","description":"\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 | \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub \"Most Anticipated\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Teddy Wayne has written a book about selling out that doesn’t—a guilty pleasure that earns its guilt. \u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e is a canny seduction wrapped in a page-turning thriller wrapped in an elegy for the literary novel: a threefold delight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAyad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies and The Radiance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You may think you know where it’s going, this novel about a disappointed writer, his frosty wife, and a comely young nanny. You may be in for a surprise. Propulsive but also insightful—and funny, in its merciless skewering of midlife, marriage, and more—\u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e cements Teddy Wayne’s status as a master of the wicked little literary thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind and Entitlement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e is Teddy Wayne at his immensely readable best. The plot ratchets up in the creepiest, most chilling way while deliciously skewering the Brooklyn literary set. It’s a book you’ll tear through, one that leaves you guessing until the last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? and Go Gentle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I tore through \u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e in a single day, and lamented only that it wasn't twice as long. I hunger for literary thrillers with clean, lovely sentences that are also generous with the goods: narrative \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eerotic tension, plot twists, and a sly sense of humor about their characters. Teddy Wayne delivered, yet again, on all counts.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa Febos, bestselling author of Girlhood and The Dry Season\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wayne delivers a sharp domestic thriller...an intricate look at the perils of seeking admiration. Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48252278898917,"sku":"NP9780063457232","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063457232.jpg?v=1768315374","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-au-pair-a-novel-isbn-9780063457232","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}