{"product_id":"the-winner-9780063353619","title":"The Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \"Top-10 Thriller of the Year\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, and Bookshop.org \"Best Book of the Year'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConor O'Toole has never been anywhere like Cutters Neck, a gated community near Cape Cod. It's a sweet deal for the summer: in exchange for tennis lessons, he receives free lodging in a luxurious guest cottage, far from the cramped Yonkers apartment he shares with his diabetic mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this oceanfront paradise, however, new clients prove hard to come by, and Conor has bills to pay. When Catherine, a sharp-tongued divorc?e, offers double his usual rate, he soon realizes she is expecting additional, off the court services for her money, and Conor tumbles into a secret erotic affair unlike anything he's experienced before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his steamy flings with a woman twice his age, he simultaneously finds himself falling for an artsy, outspoken girl he meets on the beach. With cautious, strategic planning, Conor somehow manages this tangled web--until he makes one final, irreversible mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark, explosive literary thriller that brilliantly skewers the elite, Whiting Award winner Teddy Wayne's unputdownable novel is cinematic, shocking, and a psychological masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063353619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Teddy Wayne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276399534261,"sku":"9780063353619","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d552342b-2de8-4d20-886d-7b12cba1a81c.jpg?v=1744123088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-winner-9780063353619","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}