{"product_id":"book-d2b4","title":"Going Dutch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READING SELECTION BY * \u003cem\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY \u003c\/em\u003e* \u003cem\u003eBUZZFEED\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExhausted by dead-end forays in the gay dating scene, surrounded constantly by friends but deeply lonely in New York City, and drifting into academic abyss, twenty-something graduate student Richard has plenty of sources of anxiety. But at the forefront is his crippling writer's block, which threatens daily to derail his graduate funding and leave Richard poor, directionless, and desperately single.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Anne: his brilliant classmate who offers to \u003cem\u003e\"help\"\u003c\/em\u003e Richard write his papers in exchange for his company, despite Richard's fairly obvious sexual orientation. Still, he needs her help, and it doesn't hurt that Anne has folded Richard into her abundant lifestyle. What begins as an initially transactional relationship blooms gradually into something more complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then a one-swipe-stand with an attractive, successful lawyer named Blake becomes serious, and Richard suddenly finds himself unable to detach from Anne, entangled in her web of privilege, brilliance, and, oddly, her unabashed acceptance of Richard's flaws. As the two relationships reach points of serious commitment, Richard soon finds himself on a romantic and existential collision course-one that brings about surprising revelations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoing Dutch\u003c\/em\u003e is an incisive portrait of relationships in an age of digital romantic abundance, but it's also a heartfelt and humorous exploration of love and sexuality, and a poignant meditation on the things emotionally ravenous people seek from and do to each other. James Gregor announces himself with levity, and a fresh, exciting voice in his debut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347050438960,"sku":"BDd2b4","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347050471728,"sku":"10d2b4","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d2b4-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773690354","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d2b4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}