{"product_id":"this-side-of-brightness-9781037204289","title":"This Side of Brightness","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the New York Times -bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e'Vivid, potent, beautiful' Maggie O'Farrell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e'Riveting and devastating' Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e'McCann writes with unusual truthfulness about poverty, degradation and love' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e'Brilliant ... A dramatic memorial to the working-men who built the greatest of modern cities' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colum McCann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931671769339,"sku":"9781037204289","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/9781037204289-this-side-of-brightness.jpg?v=1780736653","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/this-side-of-brightness-9781037204289","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}