The Winner A Novel
The Winner A Novel by Teddy Wayne is a literary thriller published by Harper in 2024, featuring 320 pages in English. The story follows Conor O’Toole, who finds himself in the luxurious yet complex environment of Cutters Neck, a gated community near Cape Cod. In exchange for tennis lessons, he enjoys free lodging in a guest cottage, but as he navigates his new surroundings, he faces challenges in attracting clients and managing his finances.
Readers will encounter a narrative that intertwines Conor’s secret erotic affair with a sharp-tongued divorcée and his budding feelings for an artsy girl he meets on the beach. This psychological exploration delves into themes of desire and deception, all while providing a humorous yet dark critique of elite society. The novel presents a tangled web of relationships that culminates in a significant, irreversible mistake, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in psychological and literary fiction.
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A New York Times Book Review and Washington Post “Top-10 Thriller of the Year”
A New Yorker, Vogue, Esquire, Elle, and Bookshop.org “Best Book of the Year’
Conor O’Toole has never been anywhere like Cutters Neck, a gated community near Cape Cod. It’s a sweet deal for the summer: in exchange for tennis lessons, he receives free lodging in a luxurious guest cottage, far from the cramped Yonkers apartment he shares with his diabetic mother.
In this oceanfront paradise, however, new clients prove hard to come by, and Conor has bills to pay. When Catherine, a sharp-tongued divorcée, offers double his usual rate, he soon realizes she is expecting additional, off the court services for her money, and Conor tumbles into a secret erotic affair unlike anything he’s experienced before.
Despite his steamy flings with a woman twice his age, he simultaneously finds himself falling for an artsy, outspoken girl he meets on the beach. With cautious, strategic planning, Conor somehow manages this tangled web–until he makes one final, irreversible mistake.
A dark, explosive literary thriller that brilliantly skewers the elite, Whiting Award winner Teddy Wayne’s unputdownable novel is cinematic, shocking, and a psychological masterpiece.
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