{"product_id":"collectors-paperback","title":"Collectors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Griner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom critically acclaimed author Paul Griner comes \u003ci\u003eCollectors\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel about one woman's risky fascination with a handsome, enigmatic man. Jean Duprez, an ad agency art director who specializes in effectual but unnerving concepts for her clients, meets the handsome and mysterious Steven Cain at a family wedding. Despite Cain's marked indifference to her and his unsettling personal history, Jean finds herself drawn to him, confiding her own indiscretions in him despite their having just met. As their liaison continues, it becomes a mirror for the collecting process as well: how goods are bought and sold, who determines their worth, and most importantly, the tense, complicated bargaining between buyer and seller. What is never quite clear is whether Jean is the innocent prey of a dangerous lothario or if she's deliberately put herself in harm's way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the masterful hands of Paul Griner, \u003ci\u003eCollectors\u003c\/i\u003e becomes not just a novel about what one woman will risk for love or something like it, but a probing examination of the intricacies of relationship power dynamics, and how they are never quite what they seem.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Griner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eSecond Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCollectors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe German Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collections \u003ci\u003eHurry Please I Want to Know\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFollow Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick. He teaches creative writing at the University of Louisville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264872853753,"sku":"9781593766375","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zYyLsCUiL79781593766375.webp?v=1775654166","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/collectors-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}