{"product_id":"kill-your-darlings-a-novel","title":"Kill Your Darlings: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor attendees at the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/westwoodlibrary.libcal.com\/event\/15081948\" href=\"https:\/\/westwoodlibrary.libcal.com\/event\/15081948\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWestwood Public Library\u003c\/a\u003e event with Peter Swanson on October 28, please pre-order the book and we'll bring it to the event for you. Easy Peasy!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEight Perfect Murders\u003c\/em\u003e comes an inventive, utterly propulsive murder-mystery in reverse, tracing a marriage back in time to uncover the dark secret at its heart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well…except that Wendy wants to murder her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens next has everything to do with what happened before. The story of Wendy and Thom’s marriage is told in reverse, moving backward through time to witness key moments from the couple’s lives—their fiftieth birthday party, buying their home, Jason’s birth, the mysterious death of a work colleague—all painting a portrait of a marriage defined by a single terrible act they plotted together many years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually we learn the details of what Thom and Wendy did in their early twenties, a secret that has kept them bound together through the length of their marriage. But its power over them is fraying, and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 288\u003c\/span\u003e pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e William Morrow \u003c\/span\u003e(June 10, 2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0063433625\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Swanson, Peter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47626026025211,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9181cP5K3hL._SL1500.jpg?v=1760880097","url":"https:\/\/aesopsfable.com\/products\/kill-your-darlings-a-novel","provider":"AESOP'S FABLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}