{"product_id":"literary-places-hardcover","title":"Literary Places - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmy Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInspired Traveller's Guides: Literary Places\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on an enlightening journey through the key locations of literature's best and brightest authors, movements and moments - brought to life through comprehensively researched text and stunning hand-drawn artwork.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Travel journalist Sarah Baxter provides comprehensive and atmospheric outlines of the\u003cb\u003e history and culture of 25 literary places around the globe\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as how they intersect with the \u003cb\u003elives of the authors\u003c\/b\u003e and the works that make them significant. \u003cb\u003eFull-page colour illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e instantly transport you to each location. You'll find that these places are not just backdrops to the tales told, but characters in their own right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Travel to the sun-scorched plains of Don Quixote's La Mancha, roam the wild Yorkshire moors with Cathy and Heathcliff or view Central Park through the eyes of \u003cb\u003eJ.D. Salinger\u003c\/b\u003e's antihero. Explore the lush and languid backwaters of \u003cb\u003eArundhati Roy\u003c\/b\u003e's Kerala, the imposing precipice of \u003cb\u003eJoan Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e's Hanging Rock and the labyrinthine streets and sewers of \u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e's Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featured locations: \u003cbr\u003e Paris, \u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dublin, \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Florence, \u003ci\u003eA Room with a View\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Naples, \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Friend\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Berlin, \u003ci\u003eBerlin Alexanderplatz\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nordland, \u003ci\u003eGrowth of the Soil\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e St Petersburg, \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sierra de Guadarrama, \u003ci\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e La Mancha, \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Davos, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bath, \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey and Persuasion \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e London, \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yorkshire Moors, \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cairo, \u003ci\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soweto, \u003ci\u003eBurger's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kerala, \u003ci\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kabul, \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hanging Rock, \u003ci\u003ePicnic at Hanging Rock\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New York, \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Monterey, \u003ci\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mississippi River, \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Monroeville, \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cartagena, \u003ci\u003eLove in the Time of Cholera\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chile, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Delve into this book to discover some of the world's most fascinating literary places and the novels that celebrate them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each book in the \u003cb\u003eInspired Traveller's Guides series\u003c\/b\u003e offers readers a fascinating, informative and charmingly illustrated guide to must-visit destinations round the globe. Also from this series, explore intriguing: \u003ci\u003eArtistic Places\u003c\/i\u003e (March 2021), \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHidden Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMystical Places\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Norfolk, England and now lives in Bath. Her passion for travel and the great outdoors saw her traverse Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States before settling into a writing career. She was Associate Editor of \u003ci\u003eWanderlust \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the bible for independent-minded travellers, for more than ten years and has also written extensively on travel for a diverse range of other publications, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003enewspapers. 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