{"product_id":"desert-soul-by-isabelle-eberhardt-9781399804783","title":"Desert Soul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRODUCED BY WILLIAM ATKINS, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Immeasurable World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I am merely an eccentric, a dreamer who wishes to live far from the civilized world, as a free nomad.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIsabelle Eberhardt's writing chronicles, in passionate prose, her travels in French colonial North Africa at the turn of the 20th century. Often dressed in male clothing and assuming a man's name, she worked as a war correspondent, married a Muslim non-commissioned officer, converted to Islam, and survived an assassination attempt, all before dying in a flash flood at the age of 27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesert Soul\u003c\/em\u003e brings together her 'Wanderings' and 'The Daily Journals', detailing the ecstatic highs and the depressive lows of her short but unique and extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072171622636,"sku":"9781399804783","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10415893482686.jpg?v=1765083332","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/desert-soul-by-isabelle-eberhardt-9781399804783","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}