{"product_id":"the-surrender-9780060732479","title":"The Surrender","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe outrageously intimate memoir that became a media sensation...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erom the author of four \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Books: \u003cem\u003eThe Surrender \u003c\/em\u003eis a shocking story of sexual and spiritual awakening, inspired by what is perhaps the last remaining sexual taboo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToni Bentley was a ballet dancer. Intensely disciplined, rational, and self-absorbed, she had experienced plenty of sex with both men and women but remained, at her core, an emotional virgin--that is, until she met \"A.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Surrender \u003c\/em\u003eis Bentley's tale of finding \"the joy that lies on the other side of comfort\"--a compelling, startlingly personal story of one woman's obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBentley, Toni:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eToni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eWinter Season: A Dancer's Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHolding On to the Air: An Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e (by Suzanne Farrell with Toni Bentley), \u003cem\u003eCostumes by Karin-ska\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSisters of Salome\u003c\/em\u003e, all of which were \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Books. She has written articles for numerous publications including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAllure\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661230309650,"sku":"9780060732479","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69e6ac3a-e5ad-45d2-84ff-9ed55bae84b7.jpg?v=1760438358","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-surrender-9780060732479","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}