{"product_id":"over-the-water-essays-on-islands","title":"Over the Water : Essays on Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutside, the Tyrrhenian Sea laps gently against old stones and Eduardo’s red hibiscus flowers close up for the night. I can hear distant strains of music bounce between the hills and imagine it’s coming from Da Giannino’s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these essays, thirteen writers capture the magic and mirage of islands. Octavia Bright remembers a formative trip to the fish-shaped island of Elba in Tuscany; Megan Nolan sees Manhattan anew after discovering the joys of wandering the city alone; Noreen Masud flies to Tasmania, hoping to catch sight of a duck-billed platypus, and K Patrick takes a two-hour ferry from the Isle of Skye to the Isle of Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOver the Water\u003c\/em\u003e will transport you to shores far and near, a perfect travel companion filled with timeless essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Anaxagorou | Santanu Bhattacharya | Octavia Bright | Nicola Dinan | Ella \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrears | Sinéad Gleeson | Noreen Masud | Orlaine McDonald | Megan Nolan | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK Patrick | Cecile Pin | Alexandra Pringle | Ralf Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:  UK, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Daunt Books\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 165\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781917092685\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510627443019,"sku":null,"price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/over-the-water-essays-on-islands","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}