{"product_id":"the-absolutes-9780063282711","title":"The Absolutes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Read this. Right now.\" --Brandon Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Molly Dektar can write like hell. [\u003cem\u003eThe Absolutes\u003c\/em\u003e] is simply ravishing.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Emma Cline and Garth Greenwell, an arresting, seductive novel about one woman's headlong dive into a reckless affair that leaves her teetering on the edge of sanity. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In truth, the idea of evil didn't worry me at all. There were all these checks on it, of romance and restraint. In such a context, evil was intriguing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nora, a withdrawn American teenager, is sent to live with relatives in Turin, she meets Nicola, the enigmatic son of the most powerful aristocratic family in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, the two reconnect in New York and begin a heated affair. Propelled by disorienting desire, Nora quickly becomes entangled in Nicola's insular, menacing world of old-world luxury and family secrets. When she suspects she's being used in a secret plot to overthrow his corrupt father, Nora willfully turns submissive to Nicola, pushing against the boundaries of her own moral limits until she finds herself spiraling on a path of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Absolutes \u003c\/em\u003eis searing, subversive examination of manipulation, obsession, and sexual desire. With unsparing intrigue and ferocity, Dektar proves herself to be one of the most ambitious writers working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063282711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.76d","brand":"Molly Dektar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315047100597,"sku":"9780063282711","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f8f30466-52c7-4c37-9a79-644b0b98c5a8.jpg?v=1718719951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-absolutes-9780063282711","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}