Foxglove

About the Book

More than just a “farm,” Foxglove, the property, is an elegant, turn-of-the-century equestrian estate on seventeen acres, a mere forty-_ ve minutes from the heart of Vancouver. With its chapel, ballroom, formal gardens and courtyard, Foxglove Farm is a swath of old Provence, a rare antiquity in a modern West Coast world. Foxglove’s unique charm has been a magnet for Hollywood’s best for more than a decade, providing a setting for the work of Brad Pitt, Donald Sutherland, Diane Lane and Nicolas Cage. More than just a true account of a Canadian boomer couple colliding headlong with their thirty year dream, Foxglove, the story, is a hardboiled observation of human nature; a humorous and soulful take on relationships in general and marriage in particular. Foxglove is about the joy of growth and the pain of loss and the give and take of a love that spans four decades.

About the Author

Was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1950. Residing in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1982, he and his wife Judy bought Foxglove Farm in 2002. President of a national insurance firm, Robert Trowbridge divides his time between Foxglove in B.C.’s Fraser Valley and Toronto, Ontario, where Judy and he live in a Yorkville brownstone. Robert and Judy, pictured above, have four children and a new grandson. “Foxglove” is Robert Trowbridge’s first book.