{"product_id":"the-places-in-between-by-rory-stewart-9781035052189","title":"The Places In Between","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A striding, glorious book . . . A flat-out masterpiece'\u003c\/em\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCaught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mughal emperor Babur the Great, Rory Stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly with the help of an unexpected companion, and the generosity of the people he met on the way, did he survive to report back on his journey with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This evocative book feels like a long-lost relic of the great age of exploration'\u003c\/em\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600093855980,"sku":"9781035052189","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035052189-the-places-in-between.jpg?v=1777985491","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-places-in-between-by-rory-stewart-9781035052189","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}