{"product_id":"2940013431188","title":"The Old Ashburn Place (Award Winner - Best First Novel)","description":"THE OLD ASHBURN PLACE by Margaret Flint\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Dodd, Mead Pictorial Review prize\u003cbr\u003efor the best first novel of 1935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet us do our work as well,\u003cbr\u003eBoth the unseen and the seen;\u003cbr\u003eMake a house where Gods may dwell,\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful, entire, and clean.\u003cbr\u003e--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the second oldest member of the Ashburn \"tribe,\" Charlie Ashburn takes his family responsibilities seriously. He toils tirelessly to keep the rural Maine farmstead going, honoring his mother's legacy by supporting, along with his siblings, the college education of brother Alfred and the schooling of others in the clan. In his own unschooled view, the sacrifices he makes are well worth it if they produce a household that is \"beautiful, entire and clean.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranquility shatters, however, when Charlie becomes smitten with a well-off girl, Marian Parks, and entangled with his brother Morris's wife, Elsie. While Marian flirts and tantalizes, Elsie ensnares him, leading to an existential crisis that ultimately determines Charlie's future.","brand":"Istoria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082836885744,"sku":"2940013431188","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013431188_p0.jpg?v=1763581408","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013431188","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}