{"product_id":"north-road-walking-london-to-edinburgh-through-nation-time-place","title":"North Road Walking London to Edinburgh Through Nation, Time and Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzlingly inventive work of literature' Robert Macfarlane, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful, epic braiding of history, geography and personal memoir' James Rebanks, author of \u003ci\u003eEnglish Pastoral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning...weaving an intricate tapestry of tarmac, humanity and time, as rich as the dark earth on which his many threads lie. It will stay with me.' Raynor Winn, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Salt Path\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e____________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of this book is a highway. The A1; The Great North Road. A 400-mile multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2,000 years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this genre-defying and profoundly personal book, Cowen follows this ghost road from beginning to end on a journey through history, place, people and time. Weaving his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes he moves through, this is the story of an age, of coming to terms with time past and time passing, and the roads that lead us to where we find ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written in kaleidoscopic prose, The North Road is an unforgettable exploration of Britain's great highway.\u003cbr\u003e _________________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Stunning and utterly unique. \u003ci\u003eThe North Road\u003c\/i\u003e sits in a genre of one'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Myers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gallows Pole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A dazzling, dogged, layered account of one road's passage through place, time and an ordinary family's history, \u003ci\u003eThe North Road\u003c\/i\u003e truly is a trip' Melissa Harrison\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eAll Among The Barley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Thought-provoking and beautiful' Matt Gaw, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder The Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A beautifully woven and mesmerising book' Tom Bullough, author of \u003ci\u003eSarn Helen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Sweeping, sensitive and enduring' Tristan Gooley, author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Read A Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rob has given the A1 an entirely new sense of life' Luke Turner, author of \u003ci\u003eOut Of The Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"North Road Walking London to Edinburgh Through Nation, Time \u0026 Place","offer_id":44657634312389,"sku":null,"price":61.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5291-5243-2.jpg?v=1744488550","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/north-road-walking-london-to-edinburgh-through-nation-time-place","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}