{"product_id":"the-woman-upstairs-9780307743763","title":"The Woman Upstairs","description":"\u003cp\u003eTold with urgency, intimacy, and piercing emotion, this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel is the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and abandoned by a desire for a world beyond her own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNora Eldridge is a reliable, but unremarkable, friend and neighbor, always on the fringe of other people's achievements. But the arrival of the Shahid family--dashing Skandar, a Lebanese scholar, glamorous Sirena, an Italian artist, and their son, Reza--draws her into a complex and exciting new world. Nora's happiness pushes her beyond her boundaries, until Sirena's careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book - A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Book of the Year - A\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Noteworthy Book - A \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book - A \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year - A \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction Book - A Goodreads Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Messud's \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Children, \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eWhen the World Was Steady, \u003c\/i\u003eand her book of novellas, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters, \u003c\/i\u003ewere both finalists for the PEN\/Faulkner Award; and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Life, \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year and Editor's Choice at \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. All four books were named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Books of the Year. Messud has been awarded Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556040675602,"sku":"9780307743763","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f8fce56-d0af-4db2-931b-1e9f3d14a82e.jpg?v=1731747386","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-woman-upstairs-9780307743763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}