{"product_id":"around-india-in-80-trains-monisha-rajesh-9781857886443","title":"Around India in 80 Trains","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks.\" -- William Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003eIn 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo decades on, she turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000 km - the circumference of the Earth. She hopes that 80 train journeys up, down and across India will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Monisha discovers that the Indian Railways - featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains, and even a hospital on wheels - have more than a few stories to tell, not to mention a colourful cast of characters. And with a self-confessed \"militant devout atheist\" in tow, her personal journey around a country built on religion isn't quite what she bargained for...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monisha Rajesh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1857886445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857886443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Brealey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Monisha Rajesh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046452785407,"sku":"9781857886443","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be601a0b-308c-4317-ab44-6d97a3efbe98.jpg?v=1684984646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/around-india-in-80-trains-monisha-rajesh-9781857886443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}