{"product_id":"unbecoming-9780143128311","title":"Unbecoming","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDGAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Startlingly inventive.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA highly praised debut novel of psychological suspense about a daring art heist, a cat-and-mouse waiting game, and a small-town girl's mesmerizing transformation\u003cb\u003e, by the author of \u003ci\u003eA House Between Earth and the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the grubby outskirts of Paris, Grace restores bric-a-brac, mends teapots, and resets gems. She calls herself Julie, says she's from California, and slips back to a rented room at night. In truth, home is Garland, Tennessee, where two young men have just been paroled. Both were jailed for a crime that Grace planned. The heist went bad--but not before she was on a plane to Prague, contraband in her bag. As Grace's web of deception unravels, she begins a cat-and-mouse game that echoes the best of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith and is sure to appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Scherm\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed author of the novel \u003ci\u003eUnbecoming. \u003c\/i\u003eA graduate of New York University and the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan, Scherm has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Toast\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589812945170,"sku":"9780143128311","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3dc7fa9-de66-44d2-b5f1-2552735a6599.jpg?v=1756807908","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unbecoming-9780143128311","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}