{"product_id":"9781037204289","title":"This Side of Brightness : From the New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann","description":"From the New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin`Vivid, potent, beautiful' Maggie O'FarrellAt the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the dark bowels of the riverbed, the workers - Black, white, Irish and Italian - dig together. Above ground, the men keep their distance from one another.   But a dramatic accident on a bitter winter's day welds a bond between Walker and his fellow workers, which will both bless and curse three generations. A love story of other times for these, our times, This Side of Brightness is an unforgettable story of race, faith and family.   `Riveting and devastating' Observer`McCann writes with unusual truthfulness about poverty, degradation and love' Daily Telegraph  `Brilliant . A dramatic memorial to the working-men who built the greatest of modern cities' Financial Times\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56420544086389,"sku":"9781037204289","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781037204289.jpg?v=1773826129","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781037204289","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}