{"product_id":"9781400096596","title":"Grotesque","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves and have-nots. Beautiful Yuriko and her unpopular, unnamed sister exist in different spheres; the hopelessly awkward Kazue Sato floats around among them, trying to fit in.Years later, Yuriko and Kazue are dead — both have become prostitutes and both have been brutally murdered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatsuo Kirino, celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, seamlessly weaves together the stories of these women’s struggles within the conventions and restrictions of Japanese society. At once a psychological investigation of the pressures facing Japanese women and a classic work of noir fiction, \u003ci\u003eGrotesque\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly twisted novel of ambition, desire, beauty, cruelty, and identity by one of our most electrifying writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040792625392,"sku":"9781400096596","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400096596_p0.jpg?v=1763712585","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400096596","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}