{"product_id":"touch-anywhere-to-begin","title":"Touch Anywhere to Begin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom acclaimed author Mark Anthony Jarman comes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTouch Anywhere to Begin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his first book of travel writing since the publication of the critically acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIreland’s Eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 2002.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this, of course, is only the beginning. Masterfully written, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTouch Anywhere to Begin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e penetrates the impressionistic moments and intimacies of travel to reveal character and place like none other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Anthony Jarman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957121597634,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/8002\/4002\/files\/81_WdIHxSBL._SY522.jpg?v=1782397367","url":"https:\/\/frictionbooks.com\/products\/touch-anywhere-to-begin","provider":"Friction Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}