{"product_id":"the-gold-machine-iain-sinclair-9781786079190","title":"The Gold Machine: Tracking the Ancestors from Highlands to Coffee Colony","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journey through time and space, grappling with the ghosts of empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Follow Iain Sinclair into the cloud jungles of Peru and emerge questioning all that seemed so solid and immutable.' Barry Miles\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last London\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLights Out for the Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIain Sinclair and his daughter travel through Peru, guided by - and in reaction to - an ill-fated colonial expedition led by his great-grandfather. The family history of a displaced Scottish highlander fades into the brutal reality of a major land grab. The historic thirst for gold and the establishment of sprawling coffee plantations leave terrible wounds on virgin territory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Sinclair's haunting prose, no place escapes its past, and nor can we. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Gold Machine \u003c\/i\u003eis a trip, a psychoactive expedition in compelling company.' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iain Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786079194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786079190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.30w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/07\/2021","brand":"Iain Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049824874751,"sku":"9781786079190","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7c5291e-ba35-4cf3-b21c-bd311a269252.jpg?v=1685003662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gold-machine-iain-sinclair-9781786079190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}