{"product_id":"the-marches-by-rory-stewart-9780099581895","title":"The Marches","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMP and travel writer Rory Stewart traverses the borderlands between England and Scotland, musing on history, memory and landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is travel writing at its best.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e — Katherine Norbury, \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003ePOLITICS ON THE EDGE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRory Stewart and his father are undertaking their final walk together along the Marches—the frontier that divides Scotland and England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTravel writing at its best\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfoundly moving\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn their six-hundred-mile, thirty-day journey, the pair relive Scottish dances, reflect on Burmese honey-bears, and on the loss of human presence in the British landscape. Their odyssey develops into a history of nationhood, an anatomy of the landscape, a chronicle of contemporary Britain and an exuberant encounter between a father and a son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA bewitching book\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn unforgettable tale\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeeply moving, honest and loving\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eCOUNTRY LIFE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN READERS' BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cbr\u003e OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cbr\u003e WINNER OF THE HUNTER DAVIES LAKELAND PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note: The book cover received may differ from the cover displayed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244613218540,"sku":"9780099581895","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099581895-the-marches-1.jpg?v=1788006118","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-marches-by-rory-stewart-9780099581895","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}