{"product_id":"by-any-other-name-by-simon-morley-9780861540525","title":"By Any Other Name","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a hardy, thorny flower and how, by beauty and charm, it came to seduce the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Any Other Name\u003c\/em\u003e by Simon Morley offers a captivating journey through the history of the rose, exploring its enduring impact and the staunch devotion it inspires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340666421484,"sku":"9780861540525","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20244993482494.jpg?v=1772164436","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/by-any-other-name-by-simon-morley-9780861540525","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}