{"product_id":"188-words-for-rain","title":"188 Words For Rain","description":"‘Alan knows everything, knows everyone, and writes beautifully too.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD OSMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The man with the contents of the Oxford English Dictionary stored just above his left eyebrow … and he’s quite funny too.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRORY CELLAN-JONES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A gorgeous, funny tour of the British Isles as seen from the clouds.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKONNIE HUQ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of THE ETYMOLOGICON and VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS, a delightfully damp tour of the British Isles. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real mugga-fisty. A spot of plother...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our islands have hundreds of words and phrases for rain, some self-explanatory and others that really leave us scratching our heads. From a light smirr in Aberdeen to a \"it''s raining knives and forks!\" in the Brecon Beacons, each type of rain tells a story about the people and places it falls on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, writer and puddle-splasher Alan Connor digs deep into the meaning and quirky histories of over one hundred words for precipitation. He gets caught in a plash in Northumberland, crashes a fox''s wedding in Devon and ponders the phenomenon of Brits-who-picnic-in-the-car, in this charming and witty celebration of our very British obsession.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395049398654,"sku":"NW9781785948541","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781785948541.jpg?v=1778614080","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/188-words-for-rain","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}