{"product_id":"the-truth-behind-tommys-island-leland-parsons-9798993539232","title":"The Truth Behind Tommy's Island and Catnip Bill","description":"\u003cp\u003eCatnip Bill was a mysterious, old hermit who lived alone on a small island near Gloucester, Massachusetts. For Leland Parsons and his childhood friends, he was a source of both fear and fascination. They hid from him and followed him as he came and went from his island home - terrified of what he might do if he ever caught them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a quintessentially American tale, Parsons details the various adventures he and his friends embarked upon along John's Creek and among the marshes, clam flats and woods, where the goal was always to test oneself against the elements in an effort to better understand one's place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatnip Bill was the greatest test of all. A phantom who lived in a reclusive manner that made no sense, and who seemed to belong nowhere - hence the fear and fascination he evoked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin his tale, Parsons returns, as an adult, to the place of his youth. Catnip is long gone, but Parsons has never forgotten him. And through one of the most harrowing descriptions of a shipwreck you are ever likely to read, he endows his old nemesis with a heartbreaking backstory and a place among his neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leland Parsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993539232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snail House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Leland Parsons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148664250623,"sku":"9798993539232","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-truth-behind-tommys-island-leland-parsons-9798993539232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}