{"product_id":"9781415210123","title":"Arctic Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eLust in close confines, under a hot, empty sky, breeding dreams of murder: he sensed the beginnings of a story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a world in flux at the start of a new century, Arctic Summer  portrays the life of British writer E. M. Forster: his inner turmoil, his search for love and the story behind one of the greatest novels in English, A Passage to India. In 1912, Forster follows his friend Syed Ross Masood to India. It is on this journey - travelling around the country while it is still under British rule - that the seeds of his novel are planted. But it will be another twelve years, and a second time spent in India, before his book is published. Between these two journeys lie the writing of an unpublishable novel, the outbreak of the First World War, and a long stay in Alexandria, where he has an unlikely affair with an Egyptian tram conductor. As we follow Forster across continents - stuttering, aching, his love mostly unrequited - Galgut captures with colour and exquisite delicacy the England, India and Egypt of the era. Meticulously researched, Arctic Summer conjures the figure of Forster in all his contradictory genius, providing a fascinating glimpse into the creation of a masterpiec\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Damon+Galgut\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eDamon Galgut\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Damon Galgut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376692084899,"sku":"9781415210123","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781415210123_d2cee664-a481-4a2e-922e-449fd0d2c975.jpg?v=1776531745","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781415210123","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}