{"product_id":"the-body-lies-9780525566052","title":"The Body Lies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLongbourn\u003c\/i\u003e: a work of riveting psychological suspense that grapples with how to live as a woman in the world—or in the pages of a book—when the stakes are dangerously high.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping…the perfect marriage of risky literary fiction and full-on thriller.” —Maria Semple, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere’d You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote English countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start, away from the bustle of London and the scene of a violent assault she is desperate to forget. But despite the distractions of her new life and the demands of single motherhood, her nerves continue to jangle. To make matters worse, a vicious debate about violence against women inflames the tensions and mounting rivalries in her creative-writing class. When a troubled student starts turning in chapters that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognizes herself as the main character in his book--and he has written her a horrific fate. Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it's too late? At once a breathless cat-and-mouse game and a layered interrogation of the fetishization of the female body, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Lies\u003c\/i\u003e gives us an essential story for our time that will have you checking the locks on your doors.","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525499330903,"sku":"9780525566052","price":12.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780525566052.jpg?v=1731860747","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-body-lies-9780525566052","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}