{"product_id":"the-infamous-gilberts-a-novel","title":"The Infamous Gilberts: A Novel","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\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\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\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\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":"Angela Tomaski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44018019958847,"sku":"9781668094655","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/4566\/6623\/files\/9781668094655.jpg?v=1790790260","url":"https:\/\/thebookshopwp.com\/products\/the-infamous-gilberts-a-novel","provider":"The Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}