{"product_id":"the-club-takis-wurger-9780802148322","title":"The Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA runaway bestseller in Europe, \u003ci\u003eThe Club\u003c\/i\u003e is a blistering novel set around an elite all-male dining club at Cambridge University, a page-turning story of privilege, power, and retribution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a boy, Hans Stichler enjoys a fable-like childhood among the rolling hills and forests of North Germany, living an idyll that seems uninterruptable--until two disasters change his life forever. He falls into the guardianship of his eccentric English aunt Alex, who invites him to come to university at Cambridge, where she teaches art history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlex will ensure his application to St. John's College is accepted, but in return Hans must help her investigate a secretive Cambridge institution known as the Pitt Club. The Club has existed at Cambridge for centuries, its long legacy of tradition, privilege, and decadence largely unquestioned. As Hans makes his best efforts to prove Club material, including training for the university boxing team, he is drawn into a glamorous world of debauchery and macho solidarity. And when he falls in love with fellow student Charlotte, the stakes of his deception are raised. For there are dark secrets in the Club's history, as well as in its present--and Hans soon finds himself in the inner sanctum of an dangerous institution, forced to grapple with the notion that sometimes one must do wrong to do right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA provocative and timely novel from a highly regarded young writer, \u003ci\u003eThe Club\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation into a world behind closed doors, one of long-held secrets, hallowed history, and toxic behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Takis Wurger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802148328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802148322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Takis Wurger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947188388095,"sku":"9780802148322","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_90398690-22e0-465e-afd6-8d37d0535fa2.jpg?v=1681517245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-club-takis-wurger-9780802148322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}