{"product_id":"to-the-roof-of-the-brigitte-axel-9781777604004","title":"To the Roof of the World: Memoir of a Hashish Hippie","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the press, on the radio, in the cinema and in books, a lot has been said of the hippie adventure, and a lot still needs to be said. On the famous Silk Road through Turkey and ancient Persia, young people drop out of their bourgeois background to conquer paradises of ancient India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The stories told are always romanticized or second-hand accounts. But here, a young girl tells without justification or glorification, in all its humorous, sometimes dramatic, sometimes exhilarating truth, this adventure which represents her absolute quest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBrigitte Axel is a writer, she knows how to observe and describe. The result is a passionate living document, and a story that the reader will feel a part of.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart of the \"bohemian hippie\" movement in the 1960s and 70s, Brigitte left her cosmopolitan home in Belgium as a teenager to travel and experience the world during a time of great change.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eTo the Roof of the World \u003c\/em\u003edocuments Brigitte's experiences travelling as a young woman in the 1960s, often alone or with other young hippies. Between attending a prestigious art school in Brussels and getting deported from Kathmandu, Brigitte retells each story with colourful language and extensive imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brigitte Axel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1777604001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781777604004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brigitte Axel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.93d","brand":"Brigitte Axel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046885781759,"sku":"9781777604004","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9469d548-1c66-41d8-b89b-48d038298de5.jpg?v=1684987050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-the-roof-of-the-brigitte-axel-9781777604004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}