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Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian - Hardcover - (BOTM Edition)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- Book Of The Month Club
- ISBN
- 9780316584517
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316584517
ISBN-13
9780316584517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21073631585
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seduction Theory : a Novel
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Literary
Publication Year
2025
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Hotly anticipated...When one half of a perfect couple is a scholarly superstar and the other is barely remembered for a long-ago novel, things can go wrong pretty easily. Add in an affair and a roman a clef , and it's on." -- Boston Globe, "If you want your beach candy with a side of brain food, Adrian's incisively original campus drama is the perfect bite-size feast. It's juicy, yes, but also a sharp, aching interrogation of where we draw the line of betrayal and the stories we tell about our relationships and ourselves."-- Charley Burlock , Oprah Daily, "Adrian's clear sighted, blistering prose always leaves me out of breath, nervously laughing and turning the page, excited and a little scared by what she's going to say next. Seduction Theory nails the campus satire with savagery and grace, and it's clear that Adrian is a major talent."-- Rufi Thorpe, author of The Knockout Queen and Margo's Got Money Troubles, "Emily Adrian's Seduction Theory is so classy, so cool and so funny. You'll pick it up and find yourself five hours later putting it down finished. It's completely insightful about midlife and marriage, and propulsive too."-- Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway, "With sparkling wit and striking formal ingenuity, Emily Adrian's Seduction Theory gives vibrant new life to the marriage-in-crisis novel. I was completely hooked from the first page, and couldn't sleep until I finished it."-- Andrew Martin, author of Early Work, "Sexy, engrossing book about the nature of attraction, ambition and loyalty." -- The New York Times Book Review, "A ferociously clever, funny and compulsive read. Seduction Theory is an absolute gift of a novel, playing with form and expectation in the most exhilarating ways. It's by far and away my favorite book of the year - and probably next year, too."-- Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall, "So emotionally honest, clever, and sexy, I really enjoyed Seduction Theory ." -- Charlotte Mendelson, author of Wife and The Exhibitionist, "[A] terrifically inventive matryoshka doll of a novel....It's a tender portrait of an enviable marriage balanced by a delightfully smarmy tone with laugh-out-loud passages of humor....A masterful exploration on the varieties of truth, and the stories we craft about ourselves."-- Kirkus, starred review, "A book that is actually just as fun as it sounds... A little bit postmodern, a little bit sexy, and quite funny indeed, you will feel both smarter and more indulgent than usual while you're reading it." -- Emily Temple , Lit Hub, "Sharply satiric...Ms. Adrian brilliantly and hilariously captures academic life--its triumphs, its discontents, its infernal peer reviews, its ghastly parties."-- The Wall Street Journal, "The most fun I have had with a novel in years. Seduction Theory breathes new and mesmerizing life into the campus novel and the marriage plot to produce a book so enjoyable that reading it felt almost decadent."-- Megan Nolan, author of Acts of Desperation and Ordinary Human Failings, "In lesser hands, the story of husband and wife getting a mid-marriage itch for adventure could be banal, but Adrian (via Roberta) probes the hearts and minds of her characters in a way that reveals the combination of desire and stupidity that rests in all of our hearts."-- The Chicago Tribune
Synopsis
One of Lit Hub 's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 "A campus novel for our times...Sharply funny." - New York Magazine When two married professors tiptoe toward infidelity, their transgressions are brought to light in a graduate student's searing thesis project. Simone is the star of Edwards University's creative writing department: renowned Woolf scholar, grief memoirist, and campus sex icon. Her less glamorous and ostensibly devoted husband, Ethan, is a forgotten novelist and lecturer in the same department. According to Simone and Ethan, and everyone on campus, their marriage is perfect. That is, until Ethan sleeps with the department administrative assistant, Abigail, and the couple's faith in their flawless relationship is rattled. Simone, meanwhile, has secrets of her own. While Ethan's away for the summer, she grows inordinately close with her advisee, graduate student Roberta "Robbie" Green. In Robbie, Simone finds a new running partner, confidante, and disciple--or so she believes. Behind Simone's back, Robbie fictionalizes her mentor's marriage in a breathtakingly invasive MFA thesis. Determined to tell her version of the story, Robbie paints a revealing portrait of Simone, Ethan, Abigail, and even herself, scratching at the very surface of what may--or may not--be the truth. Simultaneously provocative and tender, Seduction Theory exposes the intoxicating nature of power and attraction, and is a masterful demonstration of how love and betrayal can coexist., "This tour de force is a campus novel, a love story, a coming-of-age narrative, a satire, a performance piece, an M.F.A. exposé, a trove of literary references and a primer on writing." - The New York Times Book Review When two married professors tiptoe toward infidelity, their transgressions are brought to light in a graduate student's searing thesis project. Simone is the star of Edwards University's creative writing department: renowned Woolf scholar, grief memoirist, and campus sex icon. Her less glamorous and ostensibly devoted husband, Ethan, is a forgotten novelist and lecturer in the same department. According to Simone and Ethan, and everyone on campus, their marriage is perfect. That is, until Ethan sleeps with the department administrative assistant, Abigail, and the couple's faith in their flawless relationship is rattled. Simone, meanwhile, has secrets of her own. While Ethan's away for the summer, she grows inordinately close with her advisee, graduate student Roberta "Robbie" Green. In Robbie, Simone finds a new running partner, confidante, and disciple--or so she believes. Behind Simone's back, Robbie fictionalizes her mentor's marriage in a breathtakingly invasive MFA thesis. Determined to tell her version of the story, Robbie paints a revealing portrait of Simone, Ethan, Abigail, and even herself, scratching at the very surface of what may--or may not--be the truth. Simultaneously provocative and tender, Seduction Theory exposes the intoxicating nature of power and attraction, and is a masterful demonstration of how love and betrayal can coexist.
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