{"product_id":"the-au-pair-trade-paperback","title":"The Au Pair (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 28 November 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Muli, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eNamed a ‘Most-Anticipated Book’ by \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven Hammer was once a literary star. Now, his career is floundering, his marriage to high-powered banker Lucy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 fuelled 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith propulsive momentum, sharp wit and sly, lucid prose, \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"\u003eThe Au Pair \u003c\/em\u003eis a sleek literary thriller about failure, desire, and the unravelling of a man as he grapples with his fading relevance – when the lies others spin pale beside the fictions we tell ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teddy Wayne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47886332625074,"sku":"9780008849788","price":405.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780008849788.webp?v=1786582850","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-au-pair-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}