{"product_id":"other-peoples-bodies-by-megan-nicol-reed","title":"Other People's Bodies By Megan Nicol Reed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOther People's Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee How They Fall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eIncisive, astute, and unflinchingly honest,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOther People's Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elays 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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52525363888417,"sku":"9781991006493","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/9285\/5329\/files\/fd3fa348f7be933e9d7444adba6c3a7e.jpg?v=1775001503","url":"https:\/\/papertree.co.nz\/products\/other-peoples-bodies-by-megan-nicol-reed","provider":"PaperTree","version":"1.0","type":"link"}