{"product_id":"the-north-road","title":"The North Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzlingly inventive work of literature' \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful achievement' \u003c\/b\u003eKathleen Jamie, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful, epic braiding of history, geography and memoir'\u003c\/b\u003e James Rebanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of this book is a highway. The A1; The Great North Road. A 400-mile multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2,000 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this genre-defying and profoundly personal book, Cowen follows this ghost road from beginning to end on a journey through history, place, people and time. Weaving his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes he moves through, this is the story of an age, of coming to terms with time past and time passing, and the roads that lead us to where we find ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in kaleidoscopic prose, \u003ci\u003eThe North Road\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable exploration of Britain's great highway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing... One to relish and revisit'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sweeping, sensitive and enduring'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTristan Gooley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning and utterly unique'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzling, dogged, layered account of one road's passage through place, time and an ordinary family's history'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelissa Harrison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 432 pages | Published April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hutchinson Heinemann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867593425245,"sku":"9781529152432","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529152432-L.jpg?v=1773596808","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-north-road","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}