{"product_id":"the-amateur-by-chris-bohjalian","title":"The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 20 AUG 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1978. In the sleepy New York suburb of Tallmadge, eighteen-year-old Mira Winston is beguiling, talented, and full of youthful recklessness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe spends her summer perfecting her swing at her parents’ country club – and continuing her long-running affair with her father’s golf buddy, a married man twice her age. Then, one August afternoon, a freak accident occurs, and Mira’s classmate Kenny is killed. In the days and years that follow, the events of that day become inextricably tied to the choices she has made – with devastating, unpredictable consequences for her family, her neighbours and friends, and Mira herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is forced to ask: what happens when one small moment – the swing of a golf club, a stolen kiss, a hastily written note – changes the course of an entire life? Mesmerizing and darkly funny, The Amateur unravels against a backdrop of white-picket-fenced streets, university dorm rooms, smoke-filled restaurants, and elegant country clubs. Turning a sharp eye to the American middle class, it is a hypnotic tale of power, morality, and the weight of blame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardback | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublication: 20 Aug 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Cornerstone \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN: 9781529996555 | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 336 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57472744817022,"sku":null,"price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781529996555.jpg?v=1779881137","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-amateur-by-chris-bohjalian","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}