{"product_id":"9780008849788","title":"Au Pair C\/F","description":"Steven Hammer was once a literary star. Now, his career is floundering, his marriage to high-powered banker Lucy is crumbling, and the only bright spot in his life is Astrid, the Norwegian au pair who cares for their children – and reveres his neglected novels. But what begins as a secret infatuation soon spirals into a scandal that makes them both infamous.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a headline-grabbing trial captivates the world with a salacious story of sex, power, and betrayal, Steven must confront the wreckage he’s created – and the deeper insecurities that fuelled it. Is Astrid an innocent young woman caught up in a case beyond her control, or a calculating femme fatale? And how far will he go, driven by desperation and obsession, for her professed love?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith propulsive momentum, sharp wit and sly, lucid prose, The Au Pair is a sleek literary thriller about failure, desire, and the unravelling of a man as he grapples with his fading relevance – when the lies others spin pale beside the fictions we tell ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerfect for fans of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair and Fleishman is in Trouble","brand":"Readers Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66864404594803,"sku":"9780008849788","price":405.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.shop\/products\/9780008849788","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}