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The Deceptions: A Novel Audiobook
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An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill Bialosky
Something terrible has happened and I don’t know what to do. An unnamed narrator’s life is unraveling. Her only child has left home, and her twenty-year marriage is strained. Anticipation about her soon-to-be-released book of poetry looms. She seeks answers to the paradoxes of love, desire, and parenthood among the Greek and Roman gods at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As she passes her days teaching at a boys’ prep school, spending her off-hours sequestered in the museum’s austere galleries, she is haunted by memories of a yearlong friendship with a colleague, a fellow poet struggling with his craft. As secret betrayals and deceptions come to light and rage threatens to overwhelm her, the pantheon of gods assume remarkably vivid lives of their own, forcing her to choose between reality and myth in an effort to free herself from the patriarchal constraints of the past and embrace a new vision for her future.
The Deceptions is a page-turning and seductively told exploration of female sexuality and ambition as well as a human drama that dares to test the stories we tell ourselves. It is also a brilliant investigation of a life caught between the dueling magnetic poles of privacy and its appropriation in art and literature. Celebrated poet, memoirist, and novelist Jill Bialosky has reached new and daring heights in her boldest work yet.
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“[An] exploration of consent and violation, sexuality and ambition…Bialosky excavates the all-too-relatable dilemma of whether to face searing realities or bury ourselves in myth.”
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“Captures the moment in an adult’s life when reflection leads to regret, and a desire to recapture the promise of one’s youth becomes a kind of desperation.”
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“[An] elegantly constructed fable of trying to create while everything else falls apart.”
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“A stunning tale of entitlement, betrayal, creativity, and true power.”
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“This clever writer was able to combine poetry, myth and betrayal, and I didn’t want this strange, dark story to end.”
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“A deeply felt and formally original tour de force.”
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“Brings us into a world that becomes so real we cannot look away…at once mesmerizing and masterful.”
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“Captures the music of marriage and the complexity of female ambition, sexual hunger, and rage.”
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“The Deceptions is urgent, unsettling, and utterly consuming—a triumph.”
— Claire Messud, New York Times bestselling author
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Longlisted for the Gotham Prize
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A PureWow Pick of the Month
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A New York Times pick of New & Noteworthy Books
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An Oprah Pick of Best Books of Fall
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A Good Morning America Selection of Most Anticipated Books
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A Literary Hub Pick of Upcoming Books
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A Millions.com Pick of Most Anticipated Books
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About Jill Bialosky
Jill Bialosky is the author of novels, memoirs, and several poetry collections. Her History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life was named one of the ten best works of nonfiction by Entertainment Weekly. She is currently an editor at W. W. Norton & Company and lives in New York City.
About Elisabeth Rodgers
Elisabeth Rodgers is an actress and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. After graduating from Princeton University, she completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, where she studied with Maggie Flanigan. Her audiobook narration training came from Robin Miles, who has also directed her in several productions. She has recorded dozens of books for a multitude of publishers.