{"product_id":"2940171910563","title":"The Body Lies : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark, thrilling new novel from the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eLongbourn:\u003c\/i\u003e a work of riveting psychological suspense that grapples with how to live as a woman in the worldamp;mdash;or in the pages of a bookamp;mdash;when the stakes are dangerously high.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote English countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start, away from the bustle of London and the scene of a violent assault she is desperate to forget. But despite the distractions of her new life and the demands of single motherhood, her nerves continue to jangle. To make matters worse, a vicious debate about violence against women inflames the tensions and mounting rivalries in her creative-writing class. When a troubled student starts turning in chapters that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognizes herself as the main character in his bookamp;mdash;and he has written her a horrific fate. Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it's too late? At once a breathless cat-and-mouse game and a layered interrogation of the fetishization of the female body, \u003ci\u003eThe Body Lies\u003c\/i\u003e gives us an essential story for our time that will have you checking the locks on your doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead by Imogen Church, Deborah McBride, Sam Woolf, and Simon Ludders, with Julie Maisey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179478532336,"sku":"2940171910563","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171910563_p0.jpg?v=1763748704","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171910563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}