{"product_id":"bestsellers-9781668094648","title":"The Infamous Gilberts","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A thrilling debut that absolutely delivers” (Town \u0026amp; Country) in which the lines between eccentricity and madness, cruelty and love become hilariously, heartbreakingly blurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe keys to the mighty Gothic mansion of Thornwalk are about to be handed over to a luxury hotelier. They will spend millions in the restoration, but in doing so, what will be erased?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reader is invited on a tour of this crumbling estate, guided by an enigmatic narrator. Each room holds a secret, from the bolt on the blue room door to a silver spoon in a wooden box. Wrapped around these seemingly insignificant objects are the stories of the five fatherless children who lived here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking us from the eve of World War II to the early 2000s, Angela Tomaski paints a “droll” (The New Yorker) and indelible portrait of a once-grand family brought to its knees. What begins as a bucolic snapshot of five children playing cricket on the lawn soon unravels as the world becomes a place they no longer recognize. The Infamous Gilberts is the darkly funny tale of an unusual family, lovingly portrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“This dark little novel should be Wes Anderson’s next movie...Tomaski puts a quirky spin on Gothic storytelling…with rare control and evident relish.” —The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABCchapters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45899614486581,"sku":"BS-L639-9781668094648","price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/0973\/6501\/files\/9781668094648_1c0d9.jpg?v=1786836582","url":"https:\/\/www.abcchapters.com\/products\/bestsellers-9781668094648","provider":"ABCchapters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}