{"product_id":"the-amur-river-by-colin-thubron-9781529110890","title":"The Amur River","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow our greatest travel writer (and rusty Mandarin speaker) along the far eastern river that separates Russia from China, the two great ex-Communist giants, taking in Mongolia, Siberia, and the Sea of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amur River\u003c\/em\u003e is described as \"Thubron on top form. Richly detailed, immaculately written and full of insights and encounters that bring a complex corner of the world to life\" by Michael Palin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece,\" says William Dalrymple, while Antony Beevor calls it \"unforgettable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs read on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dramatic and ambitious new journey from our greatest travel writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific, the Amur River forms the tense border between Russia and China. This is the most densely fortified frontier on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic and often treacherous journey from the Amur's secret source to its giant mouth, covering almost 3,000 miles. Harassed by injury and arrest from the local police, he makes his way along both the Russian and Chinese shores. By the time he reaches the river's desolate end, a whole, pivotal world has come alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An epic journey along a frozen, fraught frontier... Fascinating,\" says \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a triumph,\" claims the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552341905644,"sku":"9781529110890","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11530623482732.jpg?v=1750039244","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-amur-river-by-colin-thubron-9781529110890","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}