{"product_id":"fountains-in-the-sand-norman-douglas-9781544621944","title":"Fountains in the Sand","description":"One must reach Gafsa by way of Sfax.... But a fine spirit of northern independence prompted me to try an alternative route. The time-table marked a newly opened line of railway which runs directly inland from the port of Sousse; the distance to Gafsa seemed shorter; the country was no doubt new and interesting. There was the station of Feriana, for instance, celebrated for its Roman antiquities and well worth a visit; I looked at the map and saw a broad road connecting this place with Gafsa; visions of an evening ride across the desert arose before my delighted imagination; instead of passing the night in an uncomfortable train, I should be already ensconced at a luxurious table d'hôte, and so to bed. The gods willed otherwise. In pitch darkness, at the inhuman hour of 5.55 a.m., the train crept out of Sousse:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1544621949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544621944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d","brand":"Norman Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065697972479,"sku":"9781544621944","price":8.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d0a90a5-1abe-446a-b582-310670849a39.jpg?v=1768676661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fountains-in-the-sand-norman-douglas-9781544621944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}