{"product_id":"east-of-croydon-travels-through-india-and-south-east-asia-inspired-by-her-bbc-1-series-the-ganges","title":"East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by her BBC 1 series 'The Ganges'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 02 May 2019\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow Sue Perkins' extraordinary adventures across southern Asia in this fabulously funny travelling tale - inspired by her BBC 1 documentary series \u003ci\u003e'The Ganges with Sue Perkins' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePick of the holiday reads - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's the thing: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am scared of flying. \u003cbr\u003eI have zero practical skills. \u003cbr\u003eI can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.\u003cbr\u003eFor the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety.\u003cbr\u003eI bolt when panicked. \u003cbr\u003eI cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress.\u003cbr\u003eI have no ability to learn languages. \u003cbr\u003eI am a terrible hypochondriac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, and I am no good with boats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo I said yes.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Part memoir, part travel guide. A fab account full of wit and emotion' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unvarnished, endearing and very funny account' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alongside laugh-out-loud travel stories, the book also provides a moving account of her coming to terms with her father's death' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Spectacles: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly wonderful. It's very, very funny and poignant' \u003c\/b\u003eNina Stibbe, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Reasons to be Cheerful \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Very funny ... reading her memoir is very like meeting her' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Charming and funny .... Like going for a long, slightly drunken lunch with your naughtiest friend' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly written... fearlessly honest and full of heart, it will also make you laugh like a gibbon' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 280g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 196 x 25 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781405938143\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sue Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100888363258,"sku":"9781405938143","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/48687bf1579e7ef155e0d2cce171130f.jpg?v=1624930280","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/east-of-croydon-travels-through-india-and-south-east-asia-inspired-by-her-bbc-1-series-the-ganges","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}