{"product_id":"to-the-river-a-journey-beneath-the-surface-paperback","title":"To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivia Laing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical and stirring, \u003ci\u003eTo the River\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape - and how ghosts never quite leave the places they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Laing \u003c\/b\u003eis a widely acclaimed writer and critic. Her work appears in numerous publications, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e She's a Yaddo and MacDowell Fellow and was 2014 Eccles Writer in Residence at the British Library. \u003ci\u003eTo the River\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and the Dolman Travel Book of the Year. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eThe Trip to Echo Spring\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Award and the 2014 Gordon Burn Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely City\u003c\/i\u003e has been shortlisted for the 2016 Gordon Burn Prize. She lives in Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770114736416,"sku":"9781786891587","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/734e24252a7ceab71d89369045d212ea.webp?v=1780364766","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/to-the-river-a-journey-beneath-the-surface-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}