{"product_id":"desert-soul-9781399804783","title":"Desert Soul","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY WILLIAM ATKINS, author of The Immeasurable World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I am merely an eccentric, a dreamer who wishes to live far from the civilized world, as a free nomad.''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsabelle Eberhardt''s writing chronicles, in passionate prose, her travels in French colonial North Africa at the turn of the 20th century. Often dressed in male clothing and assuming a man''s name, she worked as a war correspondent, married a Muslim non-commissioned officer, converted to Islam and survived an assassination attempt, all before dying in a flash flood at the age of 27.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Soul\u003c\/i\u003e brings together her ''Wanderings'' and ''The Daily Journals'', detailing the ecstatic highs and the depressive lows of her short but unique and extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738928230743,"sku":"9781399804783","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399804783.jpg?v=1720050604","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/desert-soul-9781399804783","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}