{"product_id":"baby-marvin-laurie-kirk-9798992654721","title":"Baby Marvin","description":"\u003cp\u003e1968. A horrifying scene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlood-soaked Marvin holds a gleeful baby, stares at the ax in his hand, and declares, \"I did it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn otherworldly voice corrects him, \"We did it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few days earlier, Marvin's 18th birthday. A life trapped in a bleak Victorian mansion with a glamorous yet monstrous mother is nearly over. But an avalanche of betrayal and loss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edestroys Marvin's plans for independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvin is heartbroken. But his mirror image is angry. Very angry. He provides the support that Marvin needs to seek justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA penultimate moment has Marvin replicating the iconic Baby Marvin face paint he was forced to wear as the 4-yearold face of President Eisenhower's Safe Driving Campaign back in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis mother's mantra from those halcyon days, \"THIS IS WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glance at himself and his mirror image, both donning the iconic makeup, the look of innocence lost forever, \"YOU WERE RIGHT, MOTHER\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Kirk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992654721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Laurie Kirk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517243699455,"sku":"9798992654721","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c3f9f9f-e819-4631-8f97-9d897f464fea.jpg?v=1778730873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baby-marvin-laurie-kirk-9798992654721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}