{"product_id":"american-appetites-isbn-9780062269232","title":"American Appetites","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinally returned to print in a beautiful new trade paperback edition, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Appetites\u003c\/em\u003e is classic Joyce Carol Oates—a suspenseful thriller in which the happy facade of an affluent suburban couple crumbles under the weight of tragedy and scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twenty-six years, Ian McCullough, a demographics researcher at a social science think tank, has been happily married to Glynnis, a successful cookbook writer and a brilliant hostess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a drunken argument about a suspected infidelity turns physical, Ian accidentally pushes Glynnis through a plate glass window—or did she fall? Now, Glynnis is dead, Ian is charged with murder, and their American dream is shattered. And soon, in a courtroom where guilt and responsibility become two very separate issues, Ian will stand trial, fighting for his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sophisticated, witty, and chilling novel from the incomparable Joyce Carol Oates, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Appetites\u003c\/em\u003e explores our insatiable hunger for power, love, and success, and how comfortable, privileged lives—and the course of fate—can be dramatically transformed in an instant.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFor twenty-six years, Ian McCullough, a demographics researcher at a social science think tank, has been happily married to Glynnis, a successful cookbook writer and a brilliant hostess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a drunken argument about a suspected infidelity turns physical, Ian accidentally pushes Glynnis through a plate–glass window—or did she fall? Now, Glynnis is dead, Ian is charged with murder, and their American dream is shattered. And soon, in a courtroom where guilt and responsibility become two very separate issues, Ian will stand trial, fighting for his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sophisticated, witty, and chilling novel from the incomparable Joyce Carol Oates, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Appetites\u003c\/em\u003e explores our insatiable hunger for power, love, and success, and how comfortable, privileged lives—and the course of fate—can be dramatically transformed in an instant.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"The book kept me reading with interest right to the end.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888175673573,"sku":"NP9780062269232","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062269232.jpg?v=1730228333","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/american-appetites-isbn-9780062269232","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}