{"product_id":"9780099494287-blood-river","title":"Blood River","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Journey to Africa's Broken Heart\u003cbr\u003eThe author set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots with the idea of recreating H M Stanley's famous expedition. This book tells of the author's journey and the story of Congo; as he made his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE NUMBER ONE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen war correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous nineteenth century trans-Africa expedition - \u003cb\u003ebut travelling alone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of unlikely characters, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A masterpiece’ John Le Carré\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Extraordinary, audacious, completely enthralling’ William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A remarkable marriage of travelogue and history, which deserves to make Tim Butcher a star for his prose, as well as his courage’ Max Hastings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30340397105249,"sku":"9780099494287","price":10.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32338644.jpg?v=1737186268","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099494287-blood-river","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}