{"product_id":"the-carousel-a-novel","title":"The Carousel: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn public  Oliver Grey is a devoted father  prominent public figure  humanitarian  and respected businessman. But in private  theres a much darker side to Oliver Grey; a side so dark that someone is driven to kill him...  Though the Greys appear to be an enviable upper class family  they are not without problems. Ian  the older son  is a womanizer and compulsive gambler; Clive  the younger son  is an odd man barely five feet tall with no life outside his work as an accountant; and Amanda  Olivers niece  whom he raised after her parents died in a plane crash  has been twice divorced and has had a difficult life. Dan  Amandas brother  is the only Grey who appears to have no problemsexcept with his six-year-old daughter Caroline  whose behavior reminds him more and more of his troubled sister Amanda.  The trouble had started with Oliver Greys decision to divide his nationally known business  Greys Food  among Ian  Clive  and Dan. Amanda  bitter about being left out of the business  arrives from California to straighten out her financial holdings in the company. On a visit to Ellen  Dans wife  Amanda sees a silver carousel much like the one Oliver gave her when she was a child. Ellen says the carousel was a gift to Caroline from Oliver. Amanda breaks down and tells Ellen that Oliver had given her the carousel to keep her from telling the truth about the unspeakable things he had done to her. Ellen  horrified by this revelation  finally understands why her daughter has been acting so strangely and why a therapist had raised the possibility that Caroline may have been sexually abused. Ellen goes to Oliver Greys home that evening to confront him. And when she leaves he is dead.  Belva Plain breaks new ground in this stunning new novel. A family drama with a strong strain of mystery  The Carousel confirms her standing as one of todays most compelling and popular writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968133525557,"sku":"ByrdShop_0440216842","price":26.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780440216841.jpg?v=1770647138","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-carousel-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}