{"product_id":"9781784161194","title":"Notes From A Small Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1995,\u003cwbr\u003e before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family,\u003cwbr\u003e Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain,\u003cwbr\u003e a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were),\u003cwbr\u003e and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop,\u003cwbr\u003e Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble',\u003cwbr\u003e and ‘Ooh lovely’ at the sight of a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits; and \u003cem\u003eGardeners' Question Time\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eNotes from a Small Island\u003c\/em\u003e was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published,\u003cwbr\u003e and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain,\u003cwbr\u003e going on to sell over two million copies.\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readers Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32148218118259,"sku":"9781784161194","price":205.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/notes-from-a-small-island9781784161194-470391.jpg?v=1714360498","url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.co.za\/products\/9781784161194","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}