{"product_id":"9780062747556","title":"The Captives : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Debra Jo Immergut\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Recommended Summer Read from\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVanity Fair * New York Post * BBC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe riveting story of a woman convicted of a brutal crime, the prison psychologist who recognizes her as his high-school crush—and the charged reunion that sets off an astonishing chain of events with dangerous consequences for both\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an inmate psychologist at a state prison, Frank Lundquist has had his fair share of surprises. But nothing could possibly prepare him for the day in which his high school object of desire, Miranda Greene, walks into his office for an appointment. Still reeling from the scandal that cost him his Manhattan private practice and landed him in his unglamorous job at Milford Basin Correctional Facility in the first place, Frank knows he has an ethical duty to reassign Miranda’s case. But Miranda is just as beguiling as ever, and he’s insatiably curious: how did a beautiful high school sprinter and the promising daughter of a congressman end up incarcerated for a shocking crime? Even more compelling: though Frank remembers every word Miranda ever spoke to him, she gives no indication of having any idea who he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside the prison walls, Miranda is desperate and despairing, haunted by memories of a childhood tragedy, grappling with a family legacy of dodgy moral and political choices, and still trying to unwind the disastrous love that led to her downfall. And yet she is also grittily determined to retain some control over her fate. Frank quickly becomes a potent hope for her absolution—and maybe even her escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropulsive and psychologically astute, \u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and gripping meditation on freedom and risk, male and female power, and the urges toward both corruption and redemption that dwell in us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A swift, clever two-hander. . . . [\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e] dissolves and reconstitutes its characters’ notions of what a prisoner owes a prison or a doctor owes a patient.”\u003cbr\u003e“Begins as an incisive portrait of two people who encounter each other in a moment of weakness, but slowly blooms into a plot-driven escapade with a surprising turn of the screw.”\u003cbr\u003e“Just being honest: I do judge a book by its cover, and this one sent a chill down my spine. The story inside did not disappoint...Tortured, fascinating, and hard to look away from. Immergut used to teach writing in prisons, and her expertise on both subjects shows.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating psychological thriller about the lengths that we will go to in order to save people from themselves. . . . A rollercoaster ride that will keep you engrossed until the very last page.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOrange is the New Black \u003c\/em\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eGone Girl \u003c\/em\u003ein this ingenious psychological thriller...Immergut burrows inside the heads of her two main characters...Immergut’s book begins as an incisive psychological portrait of two mismatched individuals and morphs into a nail-biting thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e“The book speeds toward an unexpected finale which questions the idea of right and wrong...the forward surge of the narrative never slows, pulling the reader along for the ride. Immergut has spun an interesting tale with fully realized characters whose ups and downs are compelling\u003cbr\u003e“With its see-saw of quixotic emotions, Immergut’s stunning debut is a taut psychological drama that explores [her characters’] nuanced contemplation of an unimaginable future and an unspeakable past.”\u003cbr\u003e“Love, particularly early love, never lets us go completely...\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e unfurls with both speed and authenticity hurling the reader deep into the mysteries of the human heart.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Captives\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful novel, complex, dark, and enthralling. The story is riveting, all the way to the thrillingly twisted ending. Immergut’s brand of literary noir masterfully interweaves points of view, voices, and temporal shifts, with dialogue as sharp and clean as cut glass. Bravo!”\u003cbr\u003e“The weight of deception on an otherwise honorable being, and the strain of fearful events and discoveries is Debra Jo Immergut’s subject... \u003cem\u003eThe Captives \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling story of two disparate individuals, only one of whom believes that consolation is more important than truth.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062747556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41118112579790,"sku":"9780062747556","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062747556.jpg?v=1649909735","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062747556","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}