{"product_id":"innocents-9780802139276","title":"Innocents","description":"Written when Cathy Coote was nineteen, \u003ci\u003eInnocents \u003c\/i\u003eis a taut, wickedly clever descent into the anatomy of an obsession, the debut of a precociously assured and provocative young literary voice. Forcing someone vulnerable and naive into a sexual relationship to satisfy a twisted desire is perverted, even evil. But when the perpetrator is a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, is she culpable? And if the victim is her thirty-four-year-old teacher, shouldn't he have known better? When the nameless young narrator of \u003ci\u003eInnocents\u003c\/i\u003e decides to seduce her teacher, she immediately realizes that the power of her sexuality is greater than she ever imagined. She leaves the aunt and uncle who are her guardians and moves in with her teacher; together, they quickly embark on a journey into their darkest desires. Unforgettable, disturbing, and morally complex, \u003ci\u003e Innocents\u003c\/i\u003e permanently unsettles our notions of innocence, experience, and power, and suggests that we all are culpable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathy Coote\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1977. She won both the \u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e Young Writer of the Year awards in 1995. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078165885202,"sku":"9780802139276","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a9b8464b-556b-4680-966d-acee12863e11.jpg?v=1772532639","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/innocents-9780802139276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}