{"product_id":"the-lady-waiting-isbn-9780593542958","title":"The Lady Waiting","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A breakneck romp of a novel with a stolen Vermeer, a tangled love triangle, a half-baked heist and enough depraved opulence to make Gatsby gasp.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This novel pops— Cosmopolitan, sexy, and funny.” —\u003cb\u003ePercival Everett, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe White Lotus \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley \u003c\/i\u003ein this high-spirited novel of a stolen Vermeer, a Polish transplant in LA, and the charismatic couple who seduce her into a misguided international heist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne bright Los Angeles day, a young Polish émigré named Viva is driving along the freeway when she’s flagged down by a dazzling, disheveled woman in green chiffon. The woman is Bobby Sleeper, a fellow Eastern European and an erstwhile art gallerist with a mysterious background and even more mysterious filmmaker husband. Within days the couple hire Viva as their assistant, then enlist her as an accomplice in an improbable scheme involving a long-lost Vermeer masterwork, a multi-million-dollar reward, and several shadowy ex-husbands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Bobby and her husband weave her ever more tightly into their web, Viva is swept up in an escapade that’s one part art heist, one part love triangle, and one part education of a felon. Entranced by their lifestyle, alarmed by their ramshackle scam, Viva realizes she’s out of her depth—and that only luck, cunning, and her own hustler’s instinct can save her from disaster. Careening from the canyons of LA to the canals of Venice, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning caper, a cavalcade of twenty-first-century sins—rapacious capitalism, shameless fraud, and atrocious behavior—and a showcase for three of the biggest and most unforgettable characters in recent fiction.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breakneck romp of a novel with a stolen Vermeer, a tangled love triangle, a half-baked heist and enough depraved opulence to make Gatsby gasp.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A very entertaining novel. . . . Zyzak constructs a nicely entangled web of secrets and undeclared loyalties.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We're suckers for stories about grifters. . . and this novel from Magdalena Zyzak doesn't disappoint.”\u003cb\u003e —Town \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A riotous, thoroughly entertaining novel. . . . [and] lively picaresque.”\u003cb\u003e —Center for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With its madcap plot, fantastic central characters, and \u003ci\u003eWhite Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e–style wealth porn. . . Zyzak’s second novel seems like catnip for Hollywood. Funny, original, worldly, and very cool. A standout.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A rollicking tale of sex, money, and art theft. . . . Zyzak constructs a playful narrative. . . [raising] the stakes again and again. This is great fun.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Electric with clever plays on language and accents, identities and desires, crimes petty and hellish, Zyzak’s geopolitical romp is canny, sexy, and mordant.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A nail-biting delight.” \u003cb\u003e—The Millions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This novel pops. Magdalena Zyzak is in complete control and her world comes through with the clarity of the Vermeer at the center of it all. A cosmopolitan, sexy and funny novel.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePercival Everett, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A juicy and insanely original novel overflowing with effervescent prose and captivating characters. Audacious, entertaining, and over-the-top, this is the literary equivalent of your most bingeable show.”\u003cb\u003e —Rachel Yoder, author of \u003ci\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A novel rich with charm and wisdom, crackling with wit and such a playful, subversive tone you might not catch the deeper isolation it examines so well. A superb accomplishment.” \u003cb\u003e—Victor LaValle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A deliciously madcap, wholly original tale of friendship, lust, and ambition. Zyzak ably explores what it takes to survive in a world turned upside down—and what is lost when one succeeds. I savored every word.”\u003cb\u003e –Kirstin Chen, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003eBestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Counterfeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “With insights and characters so fresh they made me giddy,\u003ci\u003e The Lady Waiting \u003c\/i\u003eis raucous, sexy, and deeply hilarious.” \u003cb\u003e–Julia May Jonas, author of \u003ci\u003eVladimir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A wildly crazy and funny novel, full of exotic characters and executed to technical perfection by Magdalena Zyzak. It made my brain more glamorous.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003cb\u003eCat Marnell, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Murder Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Barnabas Pierkiel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Inventive and funny. . . unexpectedly moving.” \u003ci\u003e―\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A wickedly good debut [with] a fleet-footed, darkly comic spirit . . . Zyzak's wicked wit expresses a matter-of-fact acceptance of the world as it is, rife with cruelty and suffering, but also with kindness, love and a lot of laughs…Mark Twain, for one, would have thoroughly enjoyed the all-too-human misadventures she describes.”\u003ci\u003e ―\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Make way for Magdalena Zyzak! She writes in a way uniquely her own and approaches the English language with the joy and reverence of her countryman Joseph Conrad. \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Barnabas Pierkiel\u003c\/i\u003e is a heady drink.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e ―\u003c\/i\u003eGary Shteyngart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagdalena Zyzak\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Silesia, Poland. She received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Barnabas Pierkiel\u003c\/i\u003e, hailed as “a wickedly good debut” by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Also a filmmaker, she has written, directed, and produced several motion pictures, including \u003ci\u003eRedland\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and \u003ci\u003eMaya Dardel\u003c\/i\u003e, released internationally by Samuel Goldwyn Pictures and MGM\/Orion. Zyzak has been honored as an outstanding cultural figure in the Polish community abroad by the Teraz Polska, a cultural foundation.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233692594405,"sku":"NP9780593542958","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593542958.jpg?v=1767740097","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-lady-waiting-isbn-9780593542958","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}