{"product_id":"monisha-rajesh-around-india-in-80-trains-9781857886443","title":"Around India in 80 Trains","description":"\"Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks.\" -- William DalrympleIn 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, she turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000 km - the circumference of the Earth. She hopes that 80 train journeys up, down and across India will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her. Along the way, Monisha discovers that the Indian Railways - featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains, and even a hospital on wheels - have more than a few stories to tell, not to mention a colourful cast of characters. And with a self-confessed \"militant devout atheist\" in tow, her personal journey around a country built on religion isn't quite what she bargained for...","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53373684678998,"sku":"9781857886443-V","price":9.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53496761418070,"sku":"9781857886443-G","price":8.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/monisha-rajesh-around-india-in-80-trains-9781857886443","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}