{"product_id":"the-au-pair-9780063457232","title":"The Au Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT and NOVEL EVERYONE WILL BE READING THIS SUMMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Is anything more dangerous than a fragile male ego?\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nervewrackingly fun.\"--Vogue, Best Books of the Year So Far\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and Zibby Books most-anticipated\/summer books pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Teddy Wayne follows his breakout sensation \u003ci\u003eThe Winner\u003c\/i\u003e--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Thriller of the Year--with another seductively twisty page-turner about the explosive impact of a beautiful Norwegian au pair on a celebrated novelist and his wife.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Hammer was once a literary star. Now, his career is floundering, his marriage to a high-powered woman is crumbling, and the only bright spot in his life is Astrid, the Norwegian au pair who cares for their children--and reveres his neglected novels. But what begins as a secret infatuation soon spirals into a scandal that makes them both infamous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a headline-grabbing trial captivates the world with a salacious story of sex, power, and betrayal, Steven must confront the wreckage he's created--and the deeper insecurities that fueled it. Is Astrid an innocent young woman caught up in a case beyond her control, or a calculating femme fatale? And how far will he go, driven by desperation and obsession, for her professed love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith inexorable momentum and sly, lucid prose, Teddy Wayne's \u003ci\u003eThe Au Pair\u003c\/i\u003e is a sleek literary thriller about desire, deception, and the unraveling of a man as he grapples with his fading relevance--when the lies others spin pale beside the fictions we tell ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teddy Wayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063457232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWayne, Teddy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeddy Wayne \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of seven novels and a winner of a Whiting Writers' Award and an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship as well as a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award, PEN\/Bingham Prize, and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. A frequent contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003eand a former columnist for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, he has taught at Columbia University and Washington University in St. Louis. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Teddy Wayne \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48614346948765,"sku":"9780063457232","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0197926b-cf0e-4601-9691-0ac08772fe55.jpg?v=1783464922","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-au-pair-9780063457232","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}