{"product_id":"the-amateur-chris-bohjalian","title":"The Amateur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the No.1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMidwives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1978. In the sleepy New York suburb of Tallmadge, eighteen-year-old Mira Winston is beguiling, talented and full of youthful recklessness. She spends the summer perfecting her swing at her parents' country club — and continuing a long-running affair with her father's golf buddy, a married man more than twice her age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, one August afternoon, a freak accident kills her classmate Kenny. In the days and years that follow, that afternoon becomes inseparable from every choice Mira has made, with consequences for her family, her neighbours and herself that nobody could have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when one small moment — the swing of a club, a stolen kiss, a hastily written note — redirects an entire life? Mesmerising and darkly funny, \u003cem\u003eThe Amateur\u003c\/em\u003e plays out against white-picket-fenced streets, dorm rooms, smoke-filled restaurants and elegant country clubs, turning a sharp eye on the American middle class in a hypnotic story about power, morality and the weight of blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Bohjalian\u003c\/strong\u003e is the No.1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of twenty-six books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Jackal's Mistress\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lioness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHour of the Witch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMidwives\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/em\u003e, which became an Emmy-winning limited series. His work has been translated into 35 languages. He lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHutchinson Heinemann trade paperback, 336 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished 18 August 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hutchinson Heinemann (Penguin Random House)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52466149228760,"sku":"9781529996562","price":799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9781529996562-jacket-large.jpg?v=1789484910","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/the-amateur-chris-bohjalian","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}