{"product_id":"ed-king-a-novel","title":"Ed King: A Novel","description":"In Seattle of 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary takes a risk of his own and makes the biggest error of his life: He sleeps with Diane Burroughs, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. When Diane becomes pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, it sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. The orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family and named Edward Aaron King, grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity--the \"King of Search\"--who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no way of reversing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sweeping, propulsive, and darkly humorous, \u003ci\u003eEd King\u003c\/i\u003e re-imagines one of the world's greatest tragedies--\u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex--\u003c\/i\u003efor our own era, bringing contemporary urgency to a tale that still has the power to shock and inform.","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42859390304336,"sku":"9780307455901B","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780307455901-l.jpg?v=1787680237","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/ed-king-a-novel","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}