{"product_id":"this-side-of-brightness-by-colum-mccann-9781037204289","title":"This Side of Brightness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy the author of \u003cem\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/em\u003e, this critically acclaimed novel delves deep into the underbelly of New York.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Vivid, potent, beautifully measured, and sustained by astonishingly deft description'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Maggie O'Farrell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A dazzling blend of menace and heartbreak'\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the bowels of the riverbed, the workers — black, white, Irish, and Italian — dig together, the darkness erasing all differences. But above ground, the men keep their distance until a dramatic accident on a bitter winter's day welds a bond between Walker and his fellow workers that will both bless and curse three generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost ninety years later, a homeless man nicknamed Treefrog stumbles on the same tunnels and sets about creating a home amongst the drug addicts, alcoholics, prostitutes, and petty criminals that comprise the forgotten homeless community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603335528684,"sku":"9781037204289","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781037204289-this-side-of-brightness.jpg?v=1778060081","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/this-side-of-brightness-by-colum-mccann-9781037204289","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}