{"product_id":"viva-byron-9781068634239","title":"Viva Byron!","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eBold, bewitching and a touch dangerous - like Lord Byron himself\u003c\/em\u003e' Benedict Allen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Hugh Thomson is a mesmerising storyteller' \u003c\/em\u003eSara Wheeler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would have happened if the poet Lord Byron had not died an early death in Greece?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut instead had lived - and then some - by doing what his letters show he always wanted to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscape to South America with the great last love of his life, Countess Teresa Guiccioli, and help Simon Bolivar liberate it from the Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis great sweep of a novel imagines just that and takes the poet and his lover into a New World of the Americas where nothing is ever quite as they expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHugh Thomson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer whose previous books have explored the world from Peru to England, and whose films have been nominated for a \u003cem\u003eBAFTA\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe White Rock\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCochineal Red \u003c\/em\u003ewere about his search for Inca ruins; \u003cem\u003eNanda Devi, \u003c\/em\u003ea journey to a wild and usually forbidden part of the Himalaya; while his memoir \u003cem\u003eTequila Oil: Getting Lost in Mexico\u003c\/em\u003e was serialised by BBC Radio 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe returned home for \u003cem\u003eThe Green Road into the Trees\u003c\/em\u003e which won the inaugural \u003cem\u003eWainwright Prize for Best Nature and Travel Writing\u003c\/em\u003e. 'An immensely enjoyable book: curious, articulate, intellectually playful and savagely candid.' \u003cem\u003e Spectator.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Everywhere Thomson goes, he finds good stories to tell.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He takes the reader to places we may not have dreamed of going - places of geography, the spirit and the emotions.'\u003cem\u003e Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Thomson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Castle \u0026amp; Maine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068634239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomson, Hugh:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Hugh Thomson is an award-winning writer whose previous books have explored the world from Peru to England, and whose films have been nominated for a BAFTA.The White Rock and Cochineal Red were about his search for Inca ruins; Nanda Devi, a journey to a wild and usually forbidden part of the Himalaya; while his memoir Tequila Oil: Getting Lost in Mexico was serialised by BBC Radio 4.He returned home for The Green Road into the Trees which won the inaugural Wainwright Prize for Best Nature and Travel Writing. 'An immensely enjoyable book: curious, articulate, intellectually playful and savagely candid.' Spectator.\"Everywhere Thomson goes, he finds good stories to tell.\" New York Times Book Review. 'He takes the reader to places we may not have dreamed of going - places of geography, the spirit and the emotions.' Independent\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castle \u0026 Maine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45436329230451,"sku":"9781068634239","price":33.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9a8e43d1-2199-4f05-a830-24539f8487d4.jpg?v=1788351874","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/viva-byron-9781068634239","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}