{"product_id":"9781035052189-places-in-between-a-vivid-account-of-a-death-defying-walk-across-war-torn-afghanistan","title":"The Places In Between","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe compelling story of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan from Rory Stewart, former Cabinet minister, bestselling author and the co-presenter of hit podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Politics. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Tragic, touching and terrifying’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A flat-out masterpiece’ – \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbark on a death-defying journey through war-torn Afghanistan in this moving travelogue from Rory Stewart, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePolitics on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e and co-host of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘This evocative book feels like a long-lost relic of the great age of exploration’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An astonishing achievement' – Colin Thubron, author of \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Silk Road\u003c\/i\u003e\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":41601090060385,"sku":"9781035052189","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28545502.jpg?v=1722686291","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035052189-places-in-between-a-vivid-account-of-a-death-defying-walk-across-war-torn-afghanistan","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}