{"product_id":"9781571311276","title":"The Mannequin Makers","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlayfully literate and strikingly original, an unforgettable debut novel about art, imitation, and obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcitement is rare in the small town of Marumaru, New Zealand. So when a young Maori man arrives on the morning train one day in 1903—announcing the imminent visit of a famous strongman—the entire town turns out to greet him, save one. Colton Kemp, a department store window-dresser, is at home, watching his beloved wife die in premature childbirth. Tormented by grief, he hatches a plan to make his name and thwart his rival, the silent and gifted Carpenter: over the next sixteen years he will raise his newborn twins in secrecy and isolation, to become human mannequins in the world’s most lifelike window display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mannequin Makers\u003c\/i\u003e is an adventure-filled and thoroughly delightful yarn, introducing one of international literature’s most promising young talents to American audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053636174064,"sku":"9781571311276","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571311276_p0.jpg?v=1763768105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571311276","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}