{"product_id":"london-orbital","title":"London Orbital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Orbital\u003c\/i\u003e is Iain Sinclair''s exceptional voyage of discovery into the unloved outskirts of the city\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''My book of the year. Sentence for sentence, there is no more interesting writer at work in English'' John Lanchester, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncircling London like a noose, the M25 is a road to nowhere, but when Iain Sinclair sets out to walk this asphalt loop - keeping within the ''acoustic footprints'' - he is determined to find out where the journey will lead him. Stumbling upon converted asylums, industrial and retail parks, ring-fenced government institutions and lost villages, Sinclair discovers a Britain of the fringes, a landscape consumed by developers. London Orbital charts this extraordinary trek and round trip of the soul, revealing the country as you''ve never seen it before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A magnum opus, my book of the year. I urge you to read it. In fact, if you''re a Londoner and haven''t read it by the end of next year, I suggest you leave''  Will Self, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A journey into the heart of darkness and a fascinating snapshot of who we are, lit by Sinclair''s vivid prose. I''m sure it will be read fifty years from now''  J. G. Ballard, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320118649214,"sku":"NW9780141014746","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141014746.jpg?v=1778238030","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/london-orbital","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}