{"product_id":"the-north-road-by-rob-cowen-9781804941393","title":"The North Road","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe highly anticipated major new work from the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eCommon Ground\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A dazzlingly inventive work of literature'\u003c\/em\u003e Robert Macfarlane, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A wonderful, epic braiding of history, geography and personal memoir'\u003c\/em\u003e James Rebanks, author of \u003cem\u003eEnglish Pastoral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in kaleidoscopic prose, \u003cem\u003eThe North Road\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable exploration of Britain's great highway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Stunning and utterly unique. The North Road sits in a genre of one'\u003c\/em\u003e Benjamin Myers, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gallows Pole\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A dazzling, dogged, layered account of one road's passage through place, time and an ordinary family's history, The North Road truly is a trip'\u003c\/em\u003e Melissa Harrison, author of \u003cem\u003eAll Among The Barley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Thought-provoking and beautiful'\u003c\/em\u003e Matt Gaw, author of \u003cem\u003eUnder The Stars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A beautifully woven and mesmerising book'\u003c\/em\u003e Tom Bullough, author of \u003cem\u003eSarn Helen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Sweeping, sensitive and enduring'\u003c\/em\u003e Tristan Gooley, author of \u003cem\u003eHow To Read A Tree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Rob has given the A1 an entirely new sense of life'\u003c\/em\u003e Luke Turner, author of \u003cem\u003eOut Of The Woods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648347554028,"sku":"9781804941393","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804941393-the-north-road.jpg?v=1779257551","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-north-road-by-rob-cowen-9781804941393","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}