{"product_id":"9781529921915","title":"Emma Cline - The Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Emma Cline. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Psychological, Thrillers, Women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A Times 'Book of 2023' * 'Addictive' Stylist Books to Look Out For 2023 * \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eDestined to be the status read of 2023' Harper's Bazaar Best New Fiction * 'The perfect summer read' Culture Whisper * An \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard \u003c\/i\u003e'Best New Books for Spring' * A Financial Times Best Summer Read 2023 *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer is coming to a close on Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne misstep at a dinner party and the older man she's been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources, but a gift for navigating the desires of others, Alex stays on the island. She drifts like a ghost through the gated driveways and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world, trailing destruction in her wake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaut, sensual and impossible to look away from, \u003ci\u003eThe Guest \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the latent heat and potential danger of a summer that could go either way for a young woman teetering on the edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise For Emma Cline \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Taut, beautiful and savage' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stunning . . . thrilling . . . a spectacular achievement' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Something about Cline's intimate tone, her talent for conjuring the feeling of being alive, is entirely and uniquely her own' \u003cb\u003eRachel Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An astonishingly gifted stylist' \u003cb\u003eBrandon Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58118470205814,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781529921915.jpg?v=1781276264","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781529921915","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}