{"product_id":"2940170327348","title":"You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003eA highly unsettling blend of true crime and coming-of-age memoiramp;mdash; \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger Beside Me\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003ePrep\u003c\/em\u003eamp;mdash;that presents an intimate and thought-provoking portrait of girlhood within Manhattan's exclusive prep-school scene in the early 1990s, and a thoughtful meditation on adolescent obsession and the vulnerability of youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiper Weiss was fourteen years old when her middle-aged tennis coach, Gary Wilensky, one of New York City's most prestigious private instructors, killed himself after a failed attempt to kidnap one of his teenage students. In the aftermath, authorities discovered that this well-known figure among the Upper East Side tennis crowd was actually a frightening child predator who had built a secret torture chamberamp;mdash;a \"Cabin of Horrors\"amp;mdash;in his secluded rental in the Adirondacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the shocking scandal broke, Piper had been thrilled to be one of \"Gary's Girls.\" \"Grandpa Gary,\" as he was known among his students, was different from other adultsamp;mdash;he treated Piper like a grown-up, taking her to dinners, engaging in long intimate conversations with her, and sending her special valentines. As reporters swarmed her private community in the wake of Wilensky's death, Piper learned that her mentor was a predator with a sordid history of child stalking and sexual fetish. But why did she still feel protective of Gary, and why was she disappointed that he hadn't chosen her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, twenty years later, Piper examines the event as both a teenage eyewitness and a dispassionate investigative reporter, hoping to understand and exorcise the childhood memories that haunt her to this day. Combining research, interviews, and personal records, \u003cem\u003eYou All Grow Up and Leave Me\u003c\/em\u003e explores the psychological manipulation by child predatorsamp;mdash;their ability to charm their way into seemingly protected worldsamp;mdash;and the far-reaching effects their actions have on those who trust them most.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150627750128,"sku":"2940170327348","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170327348_p0.jpg?v=1763708110","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170327348","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}