{"product_id":"2940153734217","title":"Long Trek To China","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am an architect, an unemployed architect. I am also the nephew of a man imprisoned by the Beijing authorities for drug smuggling. Knowing he was innocent, I decided to go to him. Unfortunately, with very little money, I was forced to trek there on foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI started off in France and went on to Switzerland, Austria, Burgenland. Hungary, Rumania, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea, Turkemenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzikistan and then into China. Burgenland?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere in Heaven’s name is Burgenland in Europe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, despite the toll on my body and my weary bones, I never believed I would be involved in the lives of so many people, starting off with a young woman who wanted me to shoot her father, continuing with a whole series of stories relating to ghosts, personal details of a father and a daughter in relation to money, a millionaire trying to find someone to marry his obese ugly daughters, meeting a man who had murdered all of his six wives, becoming a pirate after which I was arrested by Customs Officers, and becoming involved with a war lord in China who wanted to take over the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll this happened without any money and it meant that I had to find food and accommodation for free… not a simple task to effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a fantastic tale of resilience and determination which will fascinate readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mirador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070492950768,"sku":"2940153734217","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153734217_p0.jpg?v=1764055348","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153734217","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}