{"product_id":"9781250075109","title":"Herbert Rowbarge","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHerbert Rowbarge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Natalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An expertly turned artifact of a story, which is not to deny its human sympathy and penetrating edge.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mrs. Babbitt creates a plausible world and peoples it with believable humans, but the most satisfaction comes from the pleasure of her company as she effortlessly takes the reader in velvet-gloved hand to point out life's coincidences and near misses.” —George A. Woods, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is a totally satisfying literary experience, and I fervently hope adult readers will discover it.” —Norma Klein, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s been a while since I’ve been  so enamored of a book, likening it to falling in love for the very first time.  When I am not with this book I am miserable, longing to return to it; it is  often in my thoughts. I am constantly talking about it, extolling it to anyone  who will listen. The object of such literary passion? A stunning novel  entitled \u003ci\u003eHerbert Rowbarge\u003c\/i\u003e.” —Barbara  Karlin, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250075109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40628011729102,"sku":"9781250075109","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0be137e6-4a82-4846-bec2-163e793e9b4f.jpg?v=1644849463","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250075109","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}