{"product_id":"river-9781945492174","title":"River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A magnificent novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a book to relish.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman moves to a London suburb near the River Lea, without knowing quite why or for how long. Over a series of long, solitary walks she reminisces about the rivers she has encountered during her life, from the Rhine, her childhood river, to the Saint Lawrence, and a stream in Tel Aviv. Filled with poignancy and poetic observation, \u003ci\u003eRiver\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to nature, edgelands, and the transience of all things human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIain Galbraith is a widely published translator of German into English. He has translated W. G. Sebald and Jan Wagner, notably. He won the John Dryden Prize for Literary Translation in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Transit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681733415186,"sku":"9781945492174","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30a3d850-9421-4ff3-8113-049a8661b54f.jpg?v=1733957307","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/river-9781945492174","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}