{"product_id":"jonathan-raban-coasting-jonathan-raban","title":"Jonathan Raban, Coasting, Jonathan Raban","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/strong\u003eNew: A brand-new, unread and professionally handled book. Carefully preserved from publication to purchase, these books are offered in the best attainable condition. This grade applies to recently published titles that have not entered long-term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is the 2018 softcover reissue by Eland Publishing, an imprint highly regarded for reviving classic and out-of-print travel literature. Originally published in 1986, the text is a defining example of late-20th-century British psychogeography and travel writing, capturing the sociopolitical mood of the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It stands as a pivotal work in Raban's bibliography, blending maritime adventure with sharp cultural commentary and autobiographical reflection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoasting round Britain single-handed in an antique two-masted sailing boat, Jonathan Raban conducts a masterly exploration of England and the English at the time of Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands War. He moves seamlessly between awkward memories of childhood as the son of a vicar, a vivid chronicle of the shape-shifting sea, and incisive descriptions of the people and communities he encounters. As he faces his terror of racing water, eddies, offshore sandbars, and ferries on a collision course, Raban simultaneously navigates the complex and turbulent waters of his own middle age. It is a fearless attempt to discover the meaning of belonging and of his homeland. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54106570719571,"sku":"4510","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/9781780601380.jpg?v=1782478178","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/jonathan-raban-coasting-jonathan-raban","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}