{"product_id":"the-turnout-9780593084922","title":"The Turnout","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNPR - \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal - Boston Globe - Library Journal - CrimeReads - LitReactor - Air Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's exquisite new novel, \"dark and juicy and tinged with horror\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Books Review\u003c\/i\u003e), set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their long necks, sheer tights, and taut buns, Dara and Marie Durant have only known the course of a well-bred dancer. Not much changes when their parents face death in a tragic accident. As Dara and Marie take over their mother's duty of running the Durant School of Dance, along with Charlie, Dara's husband and once their mother's prized student, the sisters perfect a fine dance, circling around one another, six days a week, keeping the studio thriving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when another eerily suspicious accident occurs, just at the onset of the school's annual performance of \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker--\u003c\/i\u003ea season of tense competition, provoked anxiety, and wild exhilaration--an interloper arrives and threatens the sisters' delicate balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its uncanny insight and writing that haunts, \u003ci\u003eThe Turnout\u003c\/i\u003e is Megan Abbott at the height of her game--a sharp and strange dissection of family ties and sexuality, femininity, and power, and a sinister tale that is both alarming and irresistible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593084922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.72d","brand":"Megan Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968305832117,"sku":"9780593084922","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4cb3d1c6-acd4-443a-96e4-60661aabdc94.jpg?v=1647956792","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-turnout-9780593084922","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}