{"product_id":"the-discovery-of-france-graham-robb","title":"The Discovery of France, Graham Robb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a vivid and indispensable book, so full of unexpected and wittily related treasures...\" Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to reduce France to the sum of its parts: weekend breaks amid the culture of Paris or summer holidays basking in the sunshine of the south; accounts of the Revolution - Madame Defarge knitting beside the guillotine - and Napoleon's battle at Waterloo (mis)remembered from school history lessons; a country famous for its intellectuals, its philosophers and writers, its fashion, food and wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite this, however, the notion of \"the French\" as one nation is relatively recent and - historically speaking - quite misleading; in order to discover the \"real\" past of France, it's not only necessary to go back in time, but also to go at a slower pace than modern life generally allows: this book is the result of 14,000 miles covered by bicycle (and four years spent in the library). It is - at last - a book which tells the whole story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF FRANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captivatingly full of the author's own discoveries - exotic landscapes, weird customs, remarkable individuals and events overlooked by history\" Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A revealing biography of ordinary French citizens and a portrait of the world beyond Paris and the urban elite.\" Time Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Superlative history of la France profonde\" Sunday Times, 100 best holiday reads\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60491562090830,"sku":"9780330427616","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/6546\/8238\/files\/9780330427616.jpg?v=1787394169","url":"https:\/\/littlelanebookshop.com\/products\/the-discovery-of-france-graham-robb","provider":"Little Lane Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}