{"product_id":"theophilus-north-a-novel-9780060088927","title":"Theophilus North: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarking the thirtieth anniversary of Theophilus North  this beautiful edition features Thornton Wilders unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material  all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder. The last of Wilders works published during his lifetime  this novel is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventure of his twin brother who died at birth. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926  Theophilus North gets as far as Newport  Rhode Island  before his car breaks down. To support himself  Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive  just as Wilder himself did in the same decade. Soon the young man finds himself playing the roles of tutor  spy  confidant  lover  friend  and enemy as he becomes entangled in the intrigues of both upstairs and downstairs in a glittering society dominated by leisure. Narrated by the elderly North from a distance of fifty years  Theophilus North is a fascinating commentary on youth and education from the vantage point of age  and deftly displays Wilders trademark wit juxtaposed with his lively and timeless ruminations on what really matters about life  love  and work at the end of the dayeven after a visit to Newport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647626272821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0060088923","price":49.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780060088927.jpg?v=1781696573","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/theophilus-north-a-novel-9780060088927","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}