{"product_id":"9781785948541","title":"188 Words for Rain","description":"\u003cb\u003eMizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real mugga-fisty. A spot of plother...\u003c\/b\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":"Alan Connor","offers":[{"title":"Random House UK |  Hardback  |  2025-01-07","offer_id":46019525279999,"sku":"9781785948541","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_89f43122-3676-40f5-917b-7b5306764547.jpg?v=1723690073","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781785948541","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}