{"product_id":"touch-anywhere-to-begin-9780864929198","title":"Touch Anywhere to Begin","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Anthony Jarman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Goose Lane Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Goose Lane Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45035233935511,"sku":"9780864929198","price":1814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780864929198.webp?v=1769211598","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/touch-anywhere-to-begin-9780864929198","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}