{"product_id":"the-inner-circle-9780143035862","title":"The Inner Circle","description":"Fresh on the heels of his \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling and National Book Award-nominated novel, \u003cb\u003eDrop City\u003c\/b\u003e, T.C. Boyle has spun an even more dazzling tale that will delight both his longtime devotees and a legion of new fans. Boyle's tenth novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e has it all: fabulous characters, a rollicking plot, and more sex than pioneering researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey ever dreamed of documenting . . . well, almost.\u003cp\u003eA love story, \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e is narrated by John Milk, a virginal young man who in 1940 accepts a job as an assistant to Dr. Alfred Kinsey, an extraordinarily charming professor of zoology at Indiana University who has just discovered hislife's true calling: sex. As a member of Kinsey's \"inner circle\" of researchers, Milk (and his beautiful new wife) is called on to participate in sexual experiments that become increasingly uninhibited--and problematic for his marriage. For in his later years Kinsey (who behind closed doors is a sexual enthusiast of the first order) ever more recklessly pushed the boundaries both personally and professionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Boyle doesn't resist making the most of this delicious material, \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e is at heart a very moving and very loving look at sex, marriage, and jealousy that will have readers everywhere reassessing their own relationships--because, in the end, \"love is all there is.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143035862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.06w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 66 - Best Of The Best\/Highly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2005 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"T. C. Boyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132783034549,"sku":"9780143035862","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ebfc8acb-ded5-431e-80b8-e5ea54eb77a0.jpg?v=1695134096","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-inner-circle-9780143035862","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}