{"product_id":"clarissas-england-9781444729115","title":"Clarissas England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quintessential Englishwoman Clarissa Dickson Wright, one of the \u003ci\u003eTwo Fat Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eSpilling the Beans\u003c\/i\u003e,takes us on a personal journey through the country of her birth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Cornwall to Cumbria, Norfolk to Northumbria she brings her extraordinary knowledge, huge passion, forthright opinions and inimitable wit to the distinctive history and regional character of every corner of England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her cornucopia of local knowledge she reveals, for example, how Boudicca was the original Essex girl, that Lincolnshire has a coriander crop second only in size to India''s, and just why a Cornish pasty should never contain carrots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs much an entertaining narrative as it is a travel companion, Clarissa''s England will amuse, enlighten, surprise and delight all those who read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn appetising, adventurous ramble around the country that's a book for any traveller, or simply an entertaining armchair companion * The Good Book Guide 2013 *\u003cbr\u003eHer engaging county-by-county ramble is seasoned with memories, snatches of poetry and salty opinion... The book's idiosyncratic historical detours are reminiscent of \u003ci\u003e1066 and All That\u003c\/i\u003e * i *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408398164311,"sku":"9781444729115","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444729115.jpg?v=1730502759","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/clarissas-england-9781444729115","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}