{"product_id":"the-ingenue-9781250834584","title":"The Ingenue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best New Book of December 2022 by \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopSugar \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePureWow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eE! Online \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAmazon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eBest New Book: \"A dark tale of revenge.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exceptional. This surprising, exhilarating suspense-filled tale of revenge and redemption is hard to put down.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Dark Vanessa\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e in this new novel of suspense about the bonds of family, the limits of talent, the risks of ambition, and the rewards of revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen former piano prodigy Saskia Kreis returns home to Milwaukee after her mother's sudden death, she expects to inherit the family estate, the Elf House. But with the discovery that her mother's will bequeathed the Elf House to a man that Saskia shares a complicated history with, she is forced to reexamine her own past--and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her life--for answers. Can she find a way to claim her heritage while keeping her secrets buried, or will the fallout from digging too deep destroy her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against a post #MeToo landscape, Rachel Kapelke-Dale's \u003ci\u003eThe Ingenue\u003c\/i\u003e delves into mother-daughter relationships, the expectations of talent, the stories we tell ourselves, and what happens when the things that once made you special are taken from you. Moving between Saskia's childhood and the present day, this dark, contemporary fairy tale pulses with desire, longing, and uncertainty, as it builds to its spectacular, shocking climax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Kapelke-Dale \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ingenue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballerinas\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eGraduates in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e. Kapelke-Dale received a B.A. from Brown University, where she rode on the varsity equestrian team, an M.A. from the Universit? de Paris-Diderot, and a Ph.D. from University College London. She currently lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50509387694354,"sku":"9781250834584","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8ab40b0-a70f-4445-8e1a-ee785d9c641a.jpg?v=1744212970","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ingenue-9781250834584","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}