{"product_id":"the-bridge-between-worlds-a-brief-history-of-connection-9781805300137","title":"The Bridge Between Worlds: A Brief History of Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world increasingly preoccupied by borders, bridges celebrate the possibility of connection, allowing the flow of goods, people and ideas. Bridges are among our grandest physical structures with the power of transforming lives and economies, but we also stand (or fall) upon the simple arch of bones in our feet. Text is a bridge between writer and reader, and conversation builds bridges of understanding between minds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Gavin Francis has spent his life fascinated by the power of bridges to improve human connection. In \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge Between Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e he examines bridges both actual and metaphorical, on a journey through more than twenty countries, across four decades of travel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Rome's Ponte Sant'Angelo to Brooklyn, Victoria Falls to London, Singapore to Siberia, this thought-provoking book reflects on connections between nations and between individuals. Francis demonstrates what the building of bridges has meant to our civilisation, how crossings can enrich our lives, and the price we pay when we tear them down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Francis \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning writer and GP. He is the author of ten non-fiction books, including \u003ci\u003eIsland Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2020; \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; \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; and \u003ci\u003eRecovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into eighteen languages. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359055315218,"sku":"9781805300137","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da6854e0-998d-477a-b514-8e655b6a19b8.jpg?v=1749577772","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bridge-between-worlds-a-brief-history-of-connection-9781805300137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}