{"product_id":"other-peoples-bodies","title":"Other People's Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful and compelling new novel about friendship, false prophets and the lure of belonging- from the bestselling author of One of Those Mothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Other People's Bodies is a tender exploration of the complex boundaries between love, desire, trust and control, and the healing power of female friendship. Megan Nicol Reed's sophomore novel is thought-provoking, insightful and full of heart.' - Rachel Paris, See How They Fall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen five very different women join a gym run by the magnetic Lars and his elusive wife Priya, they are convinced they've found more than a fitness regime. Within its glass walls, wrapped around the branches of a ginkgo tree, they discover kinship, camaraderie and the promise of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the group's devotion deepens, the lines between empowerment and obedience begin to blur. Lars's ideas - once enthralling - grow darker, more coercive, and the women's sense of self starts to erode beneath the weight of his influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatching from the margins, Priya begins to see what the others cannot. Long accustomed to silence, she must decide whether to remain in her husband's shadow or intervene - despite the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncisive, astute and unflinchingly honest, Other People's Bodies lays bare the quiet slide from strength to submission, from belief to blindness - and how when combined with a desire to be part of something, the pursuit of wellness can become the most insidious form of control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40959147671616,"sku":"9781991006493","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/0876\/8576\/files\/9781991006493.jpg?v=1775436443","url":"https:\/\/thepageandprose.co.nz\/products\/other-peoples-bodies","provider":"The Page and Prose Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}