{"product_id":"ross-peter-a-tomb-with-a-view-the-stories-glories-of-graveyards","title":"Ross, Peter - A Tomb With a View The Stories \u0026 Glories of Graveyards | Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrwell Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e-nominated journalist \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021** **A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR** \u003cem\u003e'In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy islands and surprisingly lively ossuaries . . . a considered and moving book on the timely subject of how the dead are remembered, and how they go on working below the surface of our lives.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Ross is a wonderfully evocative writer, deftly capturing a sense of place and history, while bringing a deep humanity to his subject. He has written a delightful book.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The pages burst with life and anecdote while also examining our relationship with remembrance.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e (best travel books of 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Among the year's most surprising \"sleeper\" successes is A Tomb with a View. In a year with so much death, it may have initially seemed a hard sell, but the author's humanity has instead acted as a beacon of light in the darkness.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fascinating . . . Ross makes a likeably idiosyncratic guide and one finishes the book feeling strangely optimistic about the inevitable.' - The Observer 'Ross has written [a] lively elegy to Britain's best burial grounds.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e (*Best New Books of Autumn 2020*)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the non-fiction books of the year.'\u003c\/em\u003e - The i paper (*2020 Best Books for Christmas*)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Brilliant.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Stylist (*Best Christmas books for Christmas 2020*)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Never has a book about death been so full of life. James Joyce and Charles Dickens would've loved it - a book that reveals much gravity in the humour and many stories in the graveyard. It also reveals Peter Ross to be among the best non-fiction writers in the country.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Andrew O'Hagan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'His stories are always a joy.' - Ian Rankin 'I'm a card-carrying admirer of Peter Ross.' - Robert Macfarlane 'A startling, delight-filled tour of graveyards and the people who love them, dazzlingly told.' - Denise Mina 'A phenomenal, lyrical, beautiful book.' \u003c\/em\u003e- Frank Turner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A walk through the graveyards of Britain guided by one of the most engaging wordsmiths willing to take you by the hand.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/strong\u003e (*Best Books 2020*)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A celebration of life and of love. It confronts our universal fate but tends towards a comforting embrace of mortality. It is also imbued with something deeply moving.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Ross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41392099000403,"sku":"9781472267788","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4476\/7571\/files\/9781472267788.jpg?v=1714724406","url":"https:\/\/analogueworld.co.nz\/products\/ross-peter-a-tomb-with-a-view-the-stories-glories-of-graveyards","provider":"Analogue World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}