{"product_id":"the-boy-9780316206242","title":"The Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gorgeous, fiercely intelligent, deeply honest, and incredibly entertaining.\" ---Anne Lamott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna has always been a risk-taker and a free spirit, but now she is raising a young daughter on her own and she has to play it safe. Her twenty-something neighbor with the slow, easy smile is in no way part of Anna's plans. She resists temptation in every way she can, yet Anna is soon drawn into a reckless and obsessive affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocative, headlong, and utterly compelling, THE BOY\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of a woman on the edge, torn between love and compulsion, desire and duty. Lara Santoro writes in \"hypnotic and swiftly paced\" prose (Daniel Woodrell) about the hazards of passion and motherhood and about one woman's unthinkable rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lara Santoro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316206242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Santoro\u003c\/b\u003e spent most of her career as a foreign news correspondent, based primarily in Rome and in Nairobi working for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from Smith College, a Master's degree in French Literature from the Sorbonne, and a Master's in Fine Arts from New York University. She was born in Rome, and currently lives in New Mexico. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMercy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40652270796915,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d86133b7-8bc1-4e85-a808-390682a74326.jpg?v=1673018247","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-boy-9780316206242","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}