{"product_id":"the-big-house","title":"The Big House","description":"\u003cb\u003eA National Book Award Finalist A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaced with the sale of the century-old family summer home on Cape Cod, where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt recounts returning for one last stay with his wife and children in this stunning multigenerational family memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt's final visit with a lifetime of childhood memories and family history. Run-down yet romantic, \u003ci\u003eThe Big House\u003c\/i\u003e stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer's ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing New England way of life.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52317664837848,"sku":"9780743249645","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_b7396d2f-c265-41b6-8376-ae858bfaca8f.jpg?v=1787949708","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/the-big-house","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}