{"title":"Tim Butcher","description":"\u003cp\u003eTim Butcher’s books offer an immersive journey into some of the world’s most challenging and fascinating regions. Combining gripping travel narrative with keen historical insight, his works explore places where adventure is entwined with complex cultural and political landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect vivid storytelling that captures both the spirit of the journey and the realities of the environments he encounters. His writing appeals to those curious about travel, exploration, and the enduring human stories behind distant places.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blood-river-by-tim-butcher-9781784875381","title":"Blood River","description":"VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind\n\n\nA compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.\n\nWhen Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers.\n \nVINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932130263276,"sku":"9781784875381","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784875381-blood-river.jpg?v=1783852425"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/tim-butcher.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}