{"product_id":"the-heartbreaker","title":"The Heartbreaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeftly combining the sacred and the profanethe unmistakable hallmark of her fiction over the past decadeSusan Howatch gives us a spellbinding  suspenseful and psychologically intense new novel.  The financial heart of Londonthe Cityis an adrenaline-charged square mile deep in recession in the 1990s  a place where sex is just another commodity to be bought and sold in the marketplace. And the City is where the life of Gavin Blake  who sells sex to high flyers  is finally about to unravel. In the center of the City is St. Benets  a church that ministers to the casualties of this affluent but amoral society. Carta Graham  the St. Benets fundraiser  is at once attracted to Gavin when they meet through a mutual friend  but slowly she realizes that she has entered a relationship far more complex than she could ever have imagined.  Gavin is desperate to escape from his world of prostitution  pornography and violence  but as his involvement with Carta and St. Benets deepens  the dangers that encircle him escalate until his life itself is on the line. Carta is determined to help himbut will their mysterious journey together be lifesaving or soul-destroying? All she can do is fight her hardest to help Gavin survive.  Consistently surprising and powerfully moving  The Heartbreaker is Susan Howatchs most gripping novel yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966617415733,"sku":"ByrdShop_1400041473","price":44.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781400041473.jpg?v=1770571759","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-heartbreaker","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}