{"product_id":"thistle-versus-rose-9781473605015","title":"Thistle Versus Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ask a Scotsman for directions and he'll tell you which way to go. Ask an Englishman and he'll try to sell you a map.' Anon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people. '\u003ci\u003eSamuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 700 years since the Scots and English went head-to-head at the Battle of Bannockburn... and we've been winding each other up ever since. Has there ever been a better time to celebrate seven centuries of love, hatred and indifference? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Morrison and Albert Jack offer the view from each side of the border in this hilarious miscellany of Anglo-Scots rivalry, featuring quotes, stories and trivia from Stephen Fry, Bill Bryson, Jimmy Carr, Robert Burns, Billy Connolly, Frankie Boyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Johnson and many, many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sceptre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473605015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"Susan Morrison, Albert Jack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166096195765,"sku":"9781473605015","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_be0f62e0-cac6-42f6-9929-cde7b0ba941e.jpg?v=1696920186","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thistle-versus-rose-9781473605015","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}