{"product_id":"9781035054862","title":"Bad Blood : A Walk Along the Irish Border","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Toibin, Colm \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIreland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 March 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 12 | 148g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow Colm Tóibín's lone religious pilgrimage along the Irish border during the tumultuous summer of 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, when tension was high in Northern Ireland, Colm Tóibín walked along the border from Derry to Newry. Bad Blood is a stark and evocative account of this journey through fear and hatred, and a report on ordinary life and the legacy of history in a bleak and desolate landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTóibín describes the rituals – the marches, the funerals, the demonstrations – observed by both communities along the border, and listens to the stories which haunt both sides. With sympathy and insight Bad Blood captures the intimacy of life along one of the most contested strips of land in Western Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46683504804099,"sku":"9781035054862","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035054862.jpg?v=1742898206","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781035054862","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}