{"product_id":"9780399165214","title":"Siracusa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • One of \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine's Top 10 Books • \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • A \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • A \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • One of Vulture’s 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever • A \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick • One of \u003ci\u003eElle, InStyle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e’s\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBest of July \u003cb\u003e • A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016 (Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, the electrifying novel—described as a \"suspenseful, thoroughly delicious tale\" by \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e—about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from each other are exposed and relationships are unraveled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine—Finn; his wife, Taylor; and their daughter, Snow. \"From the beginning,\" says Taylor, \"it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together.\" Told \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith her inimitable psychological astuteness and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, \u003ci\u003eSiracusa\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none will see coming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011292184816,"sku":"9780399165214","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399165214_p0.jpg?v=1763698415","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399165214","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}