{"product_id":"london-orbital-by-iain-sinclair-9780141014746","title":"London Orbital","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Orbital is Iain Sinclair's exceptional voyage of discovery into the unloved outskirts of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"My book of the year. Sentence for sentence, there is no more interesting writer at work in English,\" John Lanchester, Daily Telegraph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEncircling London like a noose, the M25 is a road to nowhere, but when Iain Sinclair sets out to walk this asphalt loop—keeping within the 'acoustic footprints'—he is determined to find out where the journey will lead him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStumbling upon converted asylums, industrial and retail parks, ring-fenced government institutions and lost villages, Sinclair discovers a Britain of the fringes, a landscape consumed by developers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLondon Orbital charts this extraordinary trek and round trip of the soul, revealing the country as you've never seen it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A magnum opus, my book of the year. I urge you to read it. In fact, if you're a Londoner and haven't read it by the end of next year, I suggest you leave,\" Will Self, Evening Standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A journey into the heart of darkness and a fascinating snapshot of who we are, lit by Sinclair's vivid prose. I'm sure it will be read fifty years from now,\" J. G. Ballard, Observer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iain Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56680177697141,"sku":"9780141014746","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9780141014746.jpg?v=1769796044","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/london-orbital-by-iain-sinclair-9780141014746","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}