{"product_id":"the-land-and-its-people","title":"The Land and its People","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Land and Its People, David Sedaris investigates what it means to be a traveller, a brother, a lifelong friend. Trying on the role of carer after his boyfriend Hugh's hip-replacement surgery, he both succeeds and fails. He covers ground with his friend Dawn and challenges her to eat a truck tire. An ambivalent Duolingo bot becomes his unlikely confidante as he attempts to describe his family in a foreign language. Ever adding to his list of 'Countries I Have Been To,' he rides a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buys a bespoke priest's cassock in Vatican City, and goes on safari in Kenya without taking a single photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime takes its toll: Scrolling through his address book, he counts those he couldn't bear to outline and realizes how many are already gone. He is bitten by a dog and insulted by a wee train passenger. A woman on the street late at night either sexually harasses him or doesn't. It's easy to agree with the lady waving a sign that reads, 'Enough is Enough.' And yet, life holds much to delight in: the massive testicles of a ram, a trip abroad with his sisters, a really excellent reptile video, a pair of well-made cotton underpants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paige's Book Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48892428255452,"sku":"9781408714133","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/8530\/6332\/files\/9781408714133.jpg?v=1775254383","url":"https:\/\/paigesbooks.com\/products\/the-land-and-its-people","provider":"Paige's Book Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}