{"product_id":"herbert-rowbarge-9781250075109","title":"Herbert Rowbarge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a powerful, multi-layered story about a man who never felt complete, the family he is unable to fully love, and the fabulous amusement park that he created. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone in town knows Herbert Rowbarge as the wealthy creator of the Rowbarge Pleasure Dome, a fantastic amusement park. But his past is murky. Even his twin daughters believe that their father has led a lonely but prosperous life, inheriting his wealth from various deceased relatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What the town doesn't know is that Herbert was born a penniless orphan, sustained only by his desire to create something beautiful: An amusement park with a carousel featuring pairs of identical animals. Everything he's achieved has been a product of that single-minded determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Herbert himself doesn't know is that he is a twin. All he knows is that he has never felt complete. When he gazes into the mirror, he glimpses some lost part of himself. When he looks at his twin daughters, he feels a stab of something like jealousy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Told from the point of view of Herbert and his daughters, this is a family story about how people can long for a part of themselves that they never knew they lost. Natalie Babbitt is at her best in this stunning novel for adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHerbert Rowbarge\u003c\/i\u003e has . . . an almost folktale-like tone and plot. Never mind that it contains its share of Buicks and bridge parties; it still possesses the hushed, concentrated, stripped quality of a legend. And like a legend, it draws us in. It's spellbinding.\" --Anne Tyler, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250075109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Natalie Babbitt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470147309749,"sku":"9781250075109","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d8cd3d3-377f-4a82-b283-cbea77a80b0a.jpg?v=1612923839","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/herbert-rowbarge-9781250075109","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}