{"product_id":"9780525510802","title":"Elbowing the Seducer: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic novel of love, sex, and the vagaries of the literary life, as witnessed by a young woman on the verge of success\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDina Reeve is a talented writer with a dry, urban sense of humor and a tendency to worry about sharks in bathtubs. Howard Ritchie is an editor of a literary magazine and a boozing, compulsive womanizer. Newman Sykes is a philandering, acerbic critic. They are among the seducers and the seduced in this witty and elegantly written novel, which follows its richly drawn characters as they move between bed and typewriter.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eElbowing the Seducer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The debut of an enormously gifted writer.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A juicy slice of life—intelligent, bitingly honest, funny.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Wonderfully witty and sharp-eyed writing.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Excellent satire.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156573798640,"sku":"9780525510802","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525510802_p0.jpg?v=1763711168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525510802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}