{"product_id":"9781529995923-palin-new-travel-book","title":"Michael Palin in the Philippines","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary new book from the bestselling author, a richly illustrated travel adventure across the island nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and brimming with wry humour and fascinating insights, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e---------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Palin’s latest adventure sees him exploring one of the most fascinatingly complex and contradictory countries on earth: the Philippines. It’s a popular tourist destination, but also a place of extreme poverty for many. It’s a nation where religious beliefs are strongly held and divorce is illegal, but where political unrest and violence regularly mar everyday life. And, of course, it’s a country still dominated by the legacy of the Marcos family, not least the infamous husband and wife team of Ferdinand and Imelda, whose 21-year rule was dominated by scandal and allegations of corruption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the course of Michael’s epic journey he gets to see the Philippines archipelago in all its beauty, variety and many paradoxes. He meets some of the warmest and friendliest people he has ever encountered. And at the very end, he finds himself as close to the Marcos family as it’s possible to get – in a meeting that he never thought possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Michael Palin:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I cannot remember the last time I read a book so immediately absorbing and affecting.' \u003cb\u003eBill Bryson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Stirring’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Everybody's talking about it . A brilliant book.' \u003cb\u003eChris Evans, BBC Radio 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Tremendous’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I absolutely loved it: I had to read it at one sitting.' \u003cb\u003eLorraine Kelly, ITV Lorraine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Magisterial’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[a] winning mix of genuine interest, good-humoured charm and that deceptively steely nose for humbug’ \u003cb\u003eWanderlust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘ [An] absorbing and beautifully illustrated day-by-day account’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57194724786550,"sku":"9781529995923","price":16.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40926779_567324c7-5d65-4d75-b4e9-e3839588d82a.jpg?v=1776908679","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529995923-palin-new-travel-book","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}