{"product_id":"a-dream-of-tartary-trevor-hay-9781923267473","title":"A Dream of Tartary","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom Harley, retired professor and historian of Central Asia, Tibet and China, succumbs to a late-afternoon dream but his dream is hijacked by 'ghost-writers', two visitors from the other side, not of life itself, but of his own mind. In order to distract Tom from his usual regrets and obsessions, the visitors construct a 'play for voices', excerpts from Tom's collection of travels in 'Tartary', but they are unable to decide on a final meaning for the play until inspired by a combination of a fourth-century Chinese calligraphy and Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood. Ultimately they leave a message for Tom from the realm of poetry and wine, but will he find it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Hay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923267477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923267473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Trevor Hay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874617143551,"sku":"9781923267473","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dream-of-tartary-trevor-hay-9781923267473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}