{"product_id":"touch-anywhere-to-begin-mark-anthony-jarman-9780864929198","title":"Touch Anywhere to Begin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted, New Brunswick Book Award (Non-Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed author Mark Anthony Jarman comes \u003ci\u003eTouch Anywhere to Begin\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book of travel writing since the publication of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIreland's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 18 unusual, head-spinning essays, Jarman can drift through Venice amid the revelry of carnival and the arrival of the impending pandemic or visit a private club along Shanghai's Huangpu River to be serenaded by a band of retired People's Liberation Army singers. In \"Panthers and Gods Prowl a Palace of Sin,\" an invitation to the Kala Ghoda Festival in Mumbai forges a connection with a jetlagged pair of Arctic throat singers and a doctor fascinated by Canada. In \"Jesus on the Mainline,\" an extended hospitalization beside the intubated victim of a drunk-driving accident reveals a difficult family drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this, of course, is only the beginning. Masterfully written, \u003ci\u003eTouch Anywhere to Begin\u003c\/i\u003e penetrates the impressionistic moments and intimacies of travel to reveal character and place like none other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Anthony Jarman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0864929196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780864929198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goose Lane Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Mark Anthony Jarman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070873628927,"sku":"9780864929198","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1ef2fb5-e3e1-4322-8fdd-c6fbffb32f2f.jpg?v=1685432831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/touch-anywhere-to-begin-mark-anthony-jarman-9780864929198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}