{"product_id":"our-kind-of-game-a-novel-isbn-9780063329720","title":"Our Kind of Game: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A riveting and suspenseful debut. Copeland’s contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, and the desire for control, is not to be missed.”—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and #1 international bestselling author Karin Slaughter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gifted new suspense writer makes her sizzling debut with this serpentine tale exploring all the ways in which men enact violence on women, how women try to reclaim their own sense of self, and the lingering effects on their children’s lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2019. Stella Parker has the life she’s always wanted: a loving husband, two happy children that she gave up her thriving law career to raise, and a beautiful house in the tony suburbs of Washington, DC. But when her neighbor Gwen shows up at her door, claiming to know things about her, Stella’s life is thrown into turmoil and she’s forced to reckon with the dark secret upon which she’s built her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1987. Julie Waits yearns to be a cheerleader—a gateway to a world of normalcy with best friends and sleepovers, and an escape hatch from life with her widowed mother, the terrible men she attracts, and the upheaval caused by their abrupt and constant moves. But when her mother decides those relationships are over, the past becomes a forbidden subject that Julie can never revisit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Stella probes deeper into what brought Gwen to her door, the answer—and who Julie is to her—become increasingly, terrifyingly, clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with shocking twists and turns, this is a book that both asks what it means for a woman to be in control of her life while also highlighting the impact of small daily violences upon women, and the connection between physical and psychological harm.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A riveting and suspenseful debut. Copeland’s contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, and the desire for control, is not to be missed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times and #1 International Bestselling author, Karin Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With elaborate plotting, richly drawn characters, and razor-sharp social commentary with a fresh take on the perils of being a woman, \u003cem\u003eOur Kind of Game\u003c\/em\u003e is a wholly engrossing, and darkly mesmerizing suspense! I couldn't put it down!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay Cobb, author of A Likeable Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Johanna Copeland’s \u003cem\u003eOur Kind of Game\u003c\/em\u003e is at the same time a dark, compelling thriller and a nuanced examination of the roots of female rage. Stella Parker’s life may look perfect from the outside, but Copeland deftly reveals the hollowness of suburban privilege even as Stella faces how far she might have to go to save her family. Most of all, this novel is a daring and perceptive look at motherhood and caregiving: its anxiety, its loneliness, and its fierce and savage strength.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolly Stewart, author of The Good Ones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If the brains behind \u003cem\u003eGinny \u0026amp; Georgia\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Feminine Mystique \u003c\/em\u003ehad a baby, she would look a whole lot like Johanna Copeland's \u003cem\u003eOur Kind of Game\u003c\/em\u003e. Copeland explores the many ways marriage, motherhood, and generational trauma shape women via a wild vigilante fantasy that will keep readers guessing until the incredible, jaw-dropping end.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColleen McKeegan, author of The Wild One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Our Kind of Game\u003c\/em\u003e is a twisted romp through the perils and pleasures of privilege. From the confines of a defanged suburbia, Stella Parker starts to see cracks in her lacquered life, hints of the childhood she outran. Getting to safety this time may require blowing the whole thing up. Because when the past comes calling, it isn't always neighborly.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of Cover of Snow and The Usual Silence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With expertly timed reveals and plenty of thorny insights into the causes and consequences of gender-based violence, this first-rate suspense novel thrills and provokes in equal measure. It’s a must-read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rager of a psychological mystery about toxic men, murderous women and the art of constructing fake realities… as audacious as it is intricately plotted.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588031525093,"sku":"NP9780063329720","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063329720.jpg?v=1773960803","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/our-kind-of-game-a-novel-isbn-9780063329720","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}