{"product_id":"the-train-in-spain-9781441198051","title":"The Train in Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about trains but about the variety of Spain. The bestselling author Christopher Howse makes ten great railway journeys that explore the interior of the peninsula  its astonishing landscapes and ancient buildings. The focus is the way the Spanish live now: their habits  streets  characters  stories  and quite a bit about their eating and drinking.Christopher Howse has been travelling around Spain for 25 years  and has now made a 3 000 mile circumnavigation by train from the top of the Pyrenees  through the vulture-haunted wilds of Extremadura and the Spaghetti Western deserts of the south  to the ancient hilltop city of Cuenca and beyond. On the way he meets troglodytes  visits a city ruined by an earthquake  runs into a dancing lion  stumbles across a body-snatching plot and tries out a recipe for acorn pie. An entertaining exploration of a much-loved country  The Train in Spain gives a fascinating and entirely original portrait of a strange land at a time of great change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929901727797,"sku":"ByrdShop_1441198059","price":99.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781441198051.jpg?v=1794200553","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-train-in-spain-9781441198051","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}