{"product_id":"parnassus-on-wheels-christopher-morley-9791043135880","title":"Parnassus on Wheels","description":"\u003cp\u003eParnassus on Wheels is \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Morley\u003c\/strong\u003e's first novel, and the first of two written from a woman's perspective, the second being \u003cstrong\u003eThe Haunted\u003c\/strong\u003e Bookshop, this book's sequel. Parnassus on Wheels was inspired by a novel by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Grayson\u003c\/strong\u003e (pseudonym of \u003cstrong\u003eRay Stannard\u003c\/strong\u003e Baker) called \u003cstrong\u003eThe Friendly\u003c\/strong\u003e Road, and is prefaced by a letter to \u003cstrong\u003eGrayson\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eMorley\u003c\/strong\u003e. The word \"Parnassus\" from the title refers to \"Mount Parnassus,\" the home of the Muses in Greek mythology.The protagonist is \u003cstrong\u003e39\u003c\/strong\u003e-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eHelen McGill\u003c\/strong\u003e, who lives on a farm owned by her brother \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book's Parnassus is a large, horse-drawn van owned by \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e, out of which he buys and sells books while traveling around the \u003cstrong\u003eNew England\u003c\/strong\u003e countryside\u003cstrong\u003e. Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e arrives at the McGill farm, looking to sell the business to someone interested in the noble cause of spreading literature to the common man. \u003cstrong\u003eHelen\u003c\/strong\u003e is at first turned off by Mr\u003cstrong\u003e. Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e, but decides on a whim that an escape from her dreadful farm-and her insufferable brother \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew\u003c\/strong\u003e-is just what she needs. She buys the Parnassus, and embarks on exactly the type of adventure she had hoped for.Parnassus on Wheels is \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Morley\u003c\/strong\u003e's first novel, and the first of two written from a woman's perspective, the second being \u003cstrong\u003eThe Haunted\u003c\/strong\u003e Bookshop, this book's sequel. Parnassus on Wheels was inspired by a novel by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Grayson\u003c\/strong\u003e (pseudonym of \u003cstrong\u003eRay Stannard\u003c\/strong\u003e Baker) called \u003cstrong\u003eThe Friendly\u003c\/strong\u003e Road, and is prefaced by a letter to \u003cstrong\u003eGrayson\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eMorley\u003c\/strong\u003e. The word \"Parnassus\" from the title refers to \"Mount Parnassus,\" the home of the Muses in Greek mythology.The protagonist is \u003cstrong\u003e39\u003c\/strong\u003e-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eHelen McGill\u003c\/strong\u003e, who lives on a farm owned by her brother \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book's Parnassus is a large, horse-drawn van owned by \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e, out of which he buys and sells books while traveling around the \u003cstrong\u003eNew England\u003c\/strong\u003e countryside\u003cstrong\u003e. Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e arrives at the McGill farm, looking to sell the business to someone interested in the noble cause of spreading literature to the common man. \u003cstrong\u003eHelen\u003c\/strong\u003e is at first turned off by Mr\u003cstrong\u003e. Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e, but decides on a whim that an escape from her dreadful farm-and her insufferable brother \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew\u003c\/strong\u003e-is just what she needs. She buys the Parnassus, and embarks on exactly the type of adventure she had hoped for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Morley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043135880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Christopher Morley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517158306047,"sku":"9791043135880","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5676b122-3b47-4552-a7c9-3d61913d6751.jpg?v=1778730296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parnassus-on-wheels-christopher-morley-9791043135880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}