{"product_id":"notes-from-a-small-island-by-bill-bryson","title":"Notes from a Small Island By Bill Bryson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson - bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mother Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMade in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-decided to return to the United States. (\"I had recently read,\" Bryson writes, \"that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, so it was clear that my people needed me.\") But before departing, he set out on a grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVeering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes from a Small Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie's Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey. The result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47505579344092,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47505579376860,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/10_5963cef8-b14a-4b84-95a4-692c797a130c.png?v=1769703118","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/notes-from-a-small-island-by-bill-bryson","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}