{"product_id":"9781408889237","title":"Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames","description":"Author: Lara Maiklem\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408889237\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP 2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMudlark (\/'mAdla;k\/) \u003c\/i\u003enoun\u003ci\u003e A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths- from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.\u003cbr\u003eMoving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, \u003ci\u003eMudlarking\u003c\/i\u003e is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.\u003cbr\u003eAs she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enchanting' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Driven by curiosity, freighted with mystery and tempered by chance, wonders gleam from every page'\u003c\/b\u003e - Melissa Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant. No one has looked at these odd corners since Sherlock Holmes' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The very best books that deal with the past are love letters to their subject, and the very best of those are about subjects that love their authors in return. Such books are very rare, but this is one' \u003c\/b\u003e- Ian Mortimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating. There is nothing that Maiklem does not know about the history of the river or the thingyness of things' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A treasure. One of the best books I've read in years' \u003c\/b\u003e- Tracy Borman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619432386718,"sku":"UBD-9781408889237","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408889237.jpg?v=1773899571","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408889237","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}