{"product_id":"taming-the-beast-9780061122163","title":"Taming the Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the tender age of fourteen, Sarah Clark is seduced by her thirty-eight-year-old English teacher, Daniel Carr, and becomes entangled in an illegal, erotic, passionate, and dangerous affair—a vicious meeting of minds and bodies that ends badly. Devastated by grief and longing, Sarah embarks upon a series of meaningless self-abasing sexual encounters, hoping to reclaim the intensity of that first relationship. Then, seven years later, Carr unexpectedly returns and Sarah is drawn again into a destructive coupling. Now that she is no longer an innocent young girl, is she strong enough to finally tame the beast within her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern Lolita, \u003cem\u003eTaming the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e is an emotionally unflinching and alluring tale that introduces a powerful new writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Maguire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061122163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 651\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2006 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaguire, Emily:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Maguire divides her time among teaching English, writing nonfiction pieces, and working on her next novel. She is the recipient of a 2003 Australian Society of Authors Mentorship, and she lives in Sydney. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110648610931,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9ea80e60-0bca-4d22-a100-e1fd14f54d2f.jpg?v=1748983567","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/taming-the-beast-9780061122163","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}