{"product_id":"this-side-of-brightness","title":"This Side of Brightness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eApeirogon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Vivid, potent, beautiful' Maggie O'Farrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the dark bowels of the riverbed, the workers - Black, white, Irish and Italian - dig together. Above ground, the men keep their distance from one another.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But a dramatic accident on a bitter winter's day welds a bond between Walker and his fellow workers, which will both bless and curse three generations. A love story of other times for these, our times, \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story of race, faith and family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Riveting and devastating' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'McCann writes with unusual truthfulness about poverty, degradation and love' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Brilliant ... A dramatic memorial to the working-men who built the greatest of modern cities' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"This Side of Brightness","offer_id":46272402489541,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0372-0428-9.jpg?v=1779596301","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/this-side-of-brightness","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}