{"product_id":"island-dreams-mapping-an-obsession-paperback","title":"Island Dreams: Mapping an Obsession - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of isolation and connectedness based on thirty years of travel, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Adventures in Human Being and Empire Antarctica\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Island Dreams, Gavin Francis combines stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy and myth, shedding new light on the importance of islands and isolation in our collective consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancis draws on thirty years of island adventures from the Faroe Islands to the Aegean, from the Galapagos to the Andaman Islands. He contrasts these quests for freedom with the demands for commitment required as a doctor, community member and parent. Island Dreams riffs on the twin poles of rest and motion, independence and attachment, never more relevant than in today's ever-connected world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Francis\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and GP. He is the\u003cbr\u003eauthor of eight books of non-fiction, including Adventures in Human Being, \u003cbr\u003ewhich was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Saltire Scottish Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003eBook of the Year Award, and Empire Antarctica, which won Scottish Book of the\u003cbr\u003eYear in the SMIT Awards and was shortlisted for both the Ondaatje and Costa\u003cbr\u003ePrizes. He has written for the Guardian, The Times, the New York Review of\u003cbr\u003eBooks and the London Review of Books. His work is published in eighteen\u003cbr\u003elanguages. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@gavinfranc gavinfrancis.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47191871357177,"sku":"9781786898203","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tlHSWmusFC9781786898203.webp?v=1767892044","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/island-dreams-mapping-an-obsession-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}