{"product_id":"9780892554041","title":"The Sugar Mother","description":"A New York Times Notable Book of the Year: a witty and sophisticated classic by one of Australia's most daring and entertaining novelists.\u003cbr\u003eEdwin Page, a fussy middle-aged professor, no sooner bids farewell to his obstetrician wife, Cecilia, who accepted a fellowship abroad, when his new neighbors, Mrs. Botts and her sexy, twentyish daughter, Leila, arrive. Since they're locked out of their house, Edwin invites them in-and then can't get them to leave. He becomes obsessed with Leila and convinces himself that she is a perfect surrogate mother for the childless Cecilia. \"Wickedly amusing . . . subversive\" (New York Times Book Review), The Sugar Mother undoes the institution of marriage.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Persea Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49785468813552,"sku":"9780892554041","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780892554041","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}