{"product_id":"the-au-pair-by-teddy-wayne-9780008849788","title":"The Au Pair","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Novel Everyone Will Be Talking About This Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Is anything more dangerous than a fragile male ego?' \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Nerve-wrackingly fun' \u003cem\u003eVogue,\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of the Year So Far\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. 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