{"product_id":"signed-copy-there-and-back-diaries-1999-2009-pre-order","title":"Signed Copy - There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009 - PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre-order \u003cem\u003eThere and Back: Diaries 1999-2009,\u003c\/em\u003e the much-anticipated fourth volume of the beloved Michael Palin's celebrated diaries, with a signed bookplate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that copies will be available for collection\/delivery upon publication day, Thursday 26th September 2024.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA new millennium, and a new chapter for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence, doubts creeping in about his abilities as a writer, the death of his great friend George Harrison and the last of his children leaving home, the dawn of the twenty-first century sees Michael at his most reflective yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the next ten years, we watch through Michael's eyes as the world reels from the\u003cbr\u003esuccessive shocks of September 11, the 7\/7 bombings and the global financial crash. With the warmth and gentle empathy that have endeared millions of fans to him over the decades, Michael documents the day-to-day detail of living in a world buffeted by such powerful winds of change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd amidst this turbulence, one thing remains constant: Michael's irrepressible curiosity\u003cbr\u003eand thirst for adventure. These diaries follow his life as he comes and goes through the\u003cbr\u003efilming of four blockbuster travel documentaries - Hemingway Adventure, Sahara,\u003cbr\u003eHimalaya and New Europe - and reaches the peak of his fame as a beloved TV traveller.\u003cbr\u003eAnd five years on from the last of his children flying the nest, Michael embarks on his\u003cbr\u003egreatest adventure yet: becoming a besotted grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere and Back\u003c\/em\u003e is a new window into the world of Michael Palin, one that sees him\u003cbr\u003enavigating the question of just how much of himself to share with the public as he\u003cbr\u003eprepares to publish the first volume of what were to become his bestselling diaries. It\u003cbr\u003ereveals more than ever the strength and succour he draws from those ever-present\u003cbr\u003esupporting structures in his life: his family, his friendships and, of course, the Pythons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardback, 752 pages, published 26th September 2024. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Palin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44057690603691,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/2178\/1163\/files\/insta_gridcopy.jpg?v=1716466879","url":"https:\/\/nightowlbooks.pro\/products\/signed-copy-there-and-back-diaries-1999-2009-pre-order","provider":"Night Owl Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}