{"product_id":"island-dreams-mapping-an-obsession-9781786898180","title":"Island Dreams: Mapping an Obsession","description":"In \u003ci\u003eIsland Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. He blends stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy, and great voyages from literature, shedding new light on the importance of islands and isolation in our collective consciousness.--GAVIN FRANCIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Francis\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and doctor. He is the author of four books of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eAdventures in Human Being\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and won the Saltire Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award, and \u003ci\u003eEmpire Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Scottish Book of the Year in the SMIT Awards and was shortlisted for both the Ondaatje and Costa Prizes. He has written for the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. His work is published in eighteen languages. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127635407122,"sku":"9781786898180","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c71c1094-5ecf-499b-aa05-aad6ceccfa62.jpg?v=1773740379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/island-dreams-mapping-an-obsession-9781786898180","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}