{"product_id":"this-is-europe-9781447276265","title":"This is Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Illuminates some of the great trends of our time'\u003c\/b\u003e - Gideon Rachman, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid, urgent and unsettling'\u003c\/b\u003e - Tom Holland, author of \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it now mean to call yourself European? Who makes up this population of some 750 million, sprawled from Ireland to Ukraine, from Sweden to Turkey? Who has always called it home, and who has newly arrived from elsewhere? Who are the people who drive our long-distance lorries, steward our criss-crossing planes, lovingly craft our legacy wines, fish our depleted waters, and risk life itself in search of safety and a new start?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a series of vivid but always empathetic portraits of other people’s lives, journalist Ben Judah invites us to meet them. Drawn from hours of painstaking interviews, these vital stories reveal a vibrant continent which has been transformed by \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling\u003c\/b\u003e, first-hand tales that \u003cb\u003eexplore the danger and ambitions of life\u003c\/b\u003e in Europe. * The Financial Times, A Book of the Year 2023 *\u003cbr\u003eIf you wish to know what Europe is becoming without us in its club, \u003cb\u003eyou'd do well to read Ben Judah's \u003ci\u003eThis Is Europe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e * Telegraph, A Book of the Year 2023 *\u003cbr\u003eImagine Ballard and Houellebecq teaming up on a Grand Tour, and you will have some idea of just how \u003cb\u003evivid, urgent and unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e this superbly written book is. * Tom Holland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnflinching\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a powerful piece of reportage. * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e series of interviews. -- Rory Stewart\u003cbr\u003eDeeply empathetic. Judah is an ace reporter with a novelist's love of character. He conjures people and place in a modern literary form he has made his own. There's no romance to this journey across Europe — but \u003cb\u003ean abundance of story which will make you lurch between fascination, laughter and tears\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Sophy Roberts, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Pianos of Siberia\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMakes you expand the boundaries of your sympathies and your understanding. It’s \u003cb\u003ean astonishing achievement\u003c\/b\u003e. * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA kaleidoscope of bright human experience. \u003cb\u003eMoving, poignant and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e – I devoured this in a day. -- Jenny Kleeman, author of \u003ci\u003eSex Robots \u0026amp; Vegan Meat\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly vivid.\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating . . . \u003cb\u003ea bold literary and journalistic experiment\u003c\/b\u003e. Judah knows how to tell a story and does so with panache. * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Judah has the ability to listen and retell, see and describe, feel and convey\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Judah paints another Europe with intense and dramatic detail – a Europe that you may not recognize, but that you will look for every day having read this book. -- Andrey Kurkov, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Penguin\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eimpressive\u003c\/b\u003e work, like a chorus. * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb . . . a compelling read.\u003c\/b\u003e * The New European *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hallucinatory tour de force . . . life affirming.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eSuch \u003cb\u003ean ambitious project \u003c\/b\u003eit automatically deserves applause . . . reminds us that below every system and conflict there are human beings. * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptivating.\u003c\/b\u003e * Le Monde *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA singular journalistic achievement.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Fence *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fabulous book.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Quentin Lafay * France Culture *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003ePoignant and powerful \u003c\/b\u003e. . . reveals a Europe in a time of profound change. * Diplomatic Courier *\u003cbr\u003ePick a chapter and you will be dropped in the middle of a fascinating tale . . . \u003cb\u003eabsorbing and addictive\u003c\/b\u003e. * Politico podcast *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSprawling, impressionistic, occasionally exhilarating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . narratives which rest upon the force of raw experience. * European Review of Books *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867104293207,"sku":"9781447276265","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447276265.jpg?v=1722281702","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-is-europe-9781447276265","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}