{"product_id":"the-absolutes-9780063282711","title":"The Absolutes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Read this. Right now.\" --Brandon Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Molly Dektar can write like hell. [\u003cem\u003eThe Absolutes\u003c\/em\u003e] is simply ravishing.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Emma Cline and Garth Greenwell, an arresting, seductive novel about one woman's headlong dive into a reckless affair that leaves her teetering on the edge of sanity. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In truth, the idea of evil didn't worry me at all. There were all these checks on it, of romance and restraint. In such a context, evil was intriguing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nora, a withdrawn American teenager, is sent to live with relatives in Turin, she meets Nicola, the enigmatic son of the most powerful aristocratic family in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, the two reconnect in New York and begin a heated affair. Propelled by disorienting desire, Nora quickly becomes entangled in Nicola's insular, menacing world of old-world luxury and family secrets. When she suspects she's being used in a secret plot to overthrow his corrupt father, Nora willfully turns submissive to Nicola, pushing against the boundaries of her own moral limits until she finds herself spiraling on a path of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Absolutes \u003c\/em\u003eis searing, subversive examination of manipulation, obsession, and sexual desire. With unsparing intrigue and ferocity, Dektar proves herself to be one of the most ambitious writers working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893965787410,"sku":"9780063282711","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9fba43ab-9d0f-4ccb-96e9-1f614bc31b16.jpg?v=1744279868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-absolutes-9780063282711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}