{"product_id":"the-stepford-wives-9780060080846","title":"The Stepford Wives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe internationally bestselling novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eA Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction by Peter Straub\u003cp\u003eFor Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret -- a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, \u003cem\u003eThe Stepford Wives\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevin, Ira:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNovelist and playwright Ira Levin (1929-2007) was a native New Yorker whose books include \u003cem\u003eA Kiss Before Dying\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Perfect Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stepford Wives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Boys from Brazil\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSliver\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSon of Rosemary\u003c\/em\u003e. His plays include \u003cem\u003eNo Time for Sergeants\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCritic's Choice\u003c\/em\u003e, and the longest-running thriller in Broadway history, \u003cem\u003eDeathtrap\u003c\/em\u003e. An alumnus of New York University, Levin also wrote the lyrics of the Barbra Streisand classic \"He Touched Me,\" and was the recipient of three Edgar Allan Poe Awards from the Mystery Writers of America (including 2003's 'Grand Master'), as well as the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for lifetime achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606268088594,"sku":"9780060080846","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25ba3266-345b-4416-8133-3c97c55a227a.jpg?v=1732291394","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stepford-wives-9780060080846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}