{"product_id":"woman-no-17-9781101904275","title":"Woman No. 17","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2017\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Edan Lepucki's \u003ci\u003eWoman No. 17 is a\u003c\/i\u003e \"winning novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e High in the Hollywood Hills, writer Lady Daniels has decided to take a break from her husband. Left alone with her children, she's going to need a hand taking care of her young son if she's ever going to finish her memoir. In response to a Craigslist ad, S arrives, a magnetic young artist who will live in the secluded guest house out back, care for Lady's toddler, Devin, and keep a watchful eye on her older, teenage son, Seth. S performs her day job beautifully, quickly drawing the entire family into her orbit, and becoming a confidante for Lady. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But in the heat of the summer, S's connection to Lady's older son takes a disturbing, and possibly destructive, turn. And as Lady and S move closer to one another, the glossy veneer of Lady's privileged life begins to crack, threatening to expose old secrets that she has been keeping from her family. Meanwhile, S is protecting secrets of her own, about her real motivation for taking the job. S and Lady are both playing a careful game, and every move they make endangers the things they hold most dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Darkly comic, twisty and tense, this mesmerizing new novel defies expectation and proves Edan Lepucki to be one of the most talented and exciting voices of her generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdan Lepucki\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the novel \u003ci\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the novella \u003ci\u003eIf You're Not Yet Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributing editor and staff writer at the Millions, she has also published fiction and nonfiction in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCut\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She is the founder of Writing Workshops Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hogarth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332306931986,"sku":"9781101904275","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e2235cb-0c5f-429d-b896-07a60d7ab351.jpg?v=1727833737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/woman-no-17-9781101904275","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}