{"product_id":"9781504023221","title":"Marginalia","description":"Joseph Stoyanovich writes children’s books. From the adventures of \u003ci\u003eBaxter Bear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWally Warthog\u003c\/i\u003e, he fashions clever morality tales with happy endings that delight his audience, but fill their creator with dismay. For Joseph Stoyanovich is a troubled man whose emptiness is hidden behind a number of elaborate facades.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Among his friends, he is the worldly, wise, and weary cynic; yet to the family of his half brother, Will, he is the indulgent, mild-mannered uncle. Burdened with secret guilt over the death, many years earlier, of a younger brother, and over the marital breakup of his political-activist parents, Joseph lives his life most acutely in the margins, specifically those of his own children’s books—into which he scribbles obscenities in a bizarre ritualistic purging.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Then he meets Felice Kraipolous, a tough little 13-year-old who carries her own troubled secrets, and whom he longs to help; through her, Joseph sees a chance for his own redemption. And yet, at the same time, Joseph’s ambiguous feelings toward this contemporary Lolita threaten his carefully constructed life and career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Permanent Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132130803952,"sku":"9781504023221","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504023221_p0.jpg?v=1763715004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504023221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}