{"product_id":"9780861540525","title":"By Any Other Name","description":"Author: Morley, Simon\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780861540525\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Jan 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rose is bursting with meaning- over the centuries it has come to represent love and sensuality, deceit, death and the mystical unknown. Today the rose enjoys unrivalled popularity across the globe, ever present at life's seminal moments.\u003cbr\u003eGrown in the Middle East two thousand years ago for its pleasing scent and medicinal properties, it has attached itself to us, its needy host and servant, to become one of the most adored flowers across cultures. The rose is well-versed at enchanting human hearts     no longer selected by nature, but by us. From Bulgaria's Rose Valley to the thriving rose trade in Africa and the Far East, via art galleries, museums and high fashion, Victorian England and Belle Epoque France, we meet an astonishing array of species and hybrids of remarkably different provenance.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of a hardy, thorny flower and how, by beauty and charm, it came to seduce the world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629813289118,"sku":"UBD-9780861540525","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780861540525.jpg?v=1774221816","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780861540525","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}