{"product_id":"9780099494287","title":"Blood River","description":"Author: Butcher, Tim\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099494287\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Mar 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE NUMBER ONE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen war correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous nineteenth century trans-Africa expedition - \u003cb\u003ebut travelling alone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of unlikely characters, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' John Le Carre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary, audacious, completely enthralling' William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable marriage of travelogue and history, which deserves to make Tim Butcher a star for his prose, as well as his courage' Max Hastings\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150410592414,"sku":"UBD-9780099494287","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099494287.jpg?v=1786964834","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099494287","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}