{"product_id":"9780007139927_servants-of-the-map","title":"Servants of the Map","description":"\u003cp\u003eA national hardback bestseller in the US – another magnificently imagined and executed book of historical fiction with a contemporary twist, from one of the masters of the form. ‘These stories possess a wonderful clarity and ease, the serene authority of a writer working at the very height of her powers.' New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging across two centuries, and from the western Himalayas to an Adirondack village, Servants of the Map travels the territories of yearning and awakening, of loss and unexpected discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mapper of the highest mountain peaks, engaged on the trigonometrical measurement of British India, realizes his true obsession while in deflationary correspondence with his far-off wife. A young woman afire with scientific curiosity must come to terms with a romantic fantasy. Brothers and sisters, torn apart at an early age, are beset by dreams of reunion. Throughout, Barrett’s most characteristic theme – the happenings in that borderland between science and desire – unfolds in the diverse lives of unforgettable human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrea Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895348285589,"sku":"9780007139927","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007139927_202b5edc-3175-4396-84ef-2de766a8bdc2.jpg?v=1776888247","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007139927_servants-of-the-map","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}