{"product_id":"9781101573815","title":"The Inner Circle","description":"Fresh on the heels of his \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling and National Book Award-nominated novel, \u003cb\u003eDrop City\u003c\/b\u003e, T.C. Boyle has spun an even more dazzling tale that will delight both his longtime devotees and a legion of new fans. Boyle’s tenth novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e has it all: fabulous characters, a rollicking plot, and more sex than pioneering researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey ever dreamed of documenting . . . well, almost.\u003cp\u003eA love story, \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e is narrated by John Milk, a virginal young man who in 1940 accepts a job as an assistant to Dr. Alfred Kinsey, an extraordinarily charming professor of zoology at Indiana University who has just discovered hislife’s true calling: sex. As a member of Kinsey’s “inner circle” of researchers, Milk (and his beautiful new wife) is called on to participate in sexual experiments that become increasingly uninhibited—and problematic for his marriage. For in his later years Kinsey (who behind closed doors is a sexual enthusiast of the first order) ever more recklessly pushed the boundaries both personally and professionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Boyle doesn’t resist making the most of this delicious material, \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e is at heart a very moving and very loving look at sex, marriage, and jealousy that will have readers everywhere reassessing their own relationships—because, in the end, “love is all there is.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133477404912,"sku":"9781101573815","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101573815_p0.jpg?v=1763688304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101573815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}