{"product_id":"9780998483009","title":"The Piece: A Contemporary Ballet Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheir eyes met through the heat and glare as their hearts crisscrossed from stage to pit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly good things could happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRight?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the pitched backdrop of pointe shoes and bloody blisters, Elinor Roth confronts her decaying dream. She is unlikely to become a leading ballerina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonging for affection, she leaps into the arms of Jon Hansen, a seemingly nice music conductor. When the fling ends, Elinor abandons her stalling ballet career and moves to New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city's contemporary dance scene stirs her imagination, and she enters into a showcase that will launch her as a visionary choreographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to forget Elinor, Jon joins her and struggles to become a composer. Soon, he grows dependent on Elinor for inspiration and alarmed by her dwindling affection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to keep Elinor as his muse, Jon devises a plan to take her away from dance. When she uncovers his deceit, Elinor must decide how far she will blur the line between life and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcutely dark, brutal, and provocative, \u003cem\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/em\u003e explores the manipulation of honesty, the perpetuation of trauma, and artistic obsession. Designed for readers who appreciate moral complexity, the novel combines the dance setting of \u003cem\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/em\u003e with the domestic noir of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart reading TODAY the novel readers call \"intense,\" \"absorbing,\" \"heart-wrenching,\" \"brilliantly written,\" and \"horrifyingly breathtaking.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Interview\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did you write \u003cem\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to draw attention to a situation that negatively and disproportionately affects women as well as to point out the failures of the response that society offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does morally complex mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't see morality as a binary of absolutes. Morality can be intricate, nuanced, and messy. Fiction in the one of the most perfect art forms to interrogate morality due to the access to a character's internal dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there any special significance to the protagonists' names?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo emphasize the music and dance theme, I originally gave Elinor the name Melody, but that seemed too on the nose. I went with Elinor instead because it sounds like an arpeggio, which is when the three notes of a chord are played are played in a rising or descending order. As for Jon, I wanted the most stalwart, manly name available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curtain Call Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49779031900400,"sku":"9780998483009","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998483009_p0.jpg?v=1780095158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998483009","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}