{"product_id":"gin-glorious-gin-9781472215345","title":"Gin Glorious Gin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGin Glorious Gin\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant cultural history of London seen through the prism of its most iconic drink. Leading the reader through the underbelly of the Georgian city via the Gin Craze, detouring through the Empire (with a G\u0026amp;T in hand), to the emergence of cocktail bars in the West End, the story is brought right up to date with the resurgence of class in a glass - the Ginnaissance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs gin has crossed paths with Londoners of all classes and professions over the past three hundred years it has become shorthand for metropolitan glamour and alcoholic squalor in equal measure. In and out of both legality and popularity, gin is a drink that has seen it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGin Glorious Gin\u003c\/i\u003e is quirky, informative, full of famous faces - from Dickens to Churchill, Hogarth to Dr Johnson - and introduces many previously unknown Londoners, hidden from history, who have shaped the city and its signature drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA light and engaging read * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eFull of fun and fascinating detail * Jilly Cooper *\u003cbr\u003eThis is just the tonic! * Rachel Johnson *\u003cbr\u003eA real treat for gin lovers * Mark Hix *\u003cbr\u003eI love this book! * Daisy Waugh *\u003cbr\u003eFinally - the book that provides the background to today's gin craze. The perfect present (along with a bottle of gin) for any gin lover * Fiona Beckett, Guardian wine critic *\u003cbr\u003eI blame this book for my newly-discovered gin addiction * Bryony Gordon *\u003cbr\u003eA refreshing cocktail of a biography, fizzing with historical detail. Loved it. * Viv Groskop *\u003cbr\u003eHighly entertaining...the real fun of this book is in the pacy, gleeful anecdotes and quotes. * The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA jolly and fascinating read * Daily Mail *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739413688663,"sku":"9781472215345","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472215345.jpg?v=1720052177","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gin-glorious-gin-9781472215345","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}