{"product_id":"9781529506402","title":"A Rose Named Peace : How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War","description":"By: Roberts, Barbara Carroll \u003cbr\u003e Format: Hardback \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Walker Books Ltd \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 05\/05\/22 \u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529506402 \u003cbr\u003e Dimensions in mm: 252 x 277 x 11 \u003cbr\u003e Description: Beautifully illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, an inspirational biography of the Peace rose and its creator digs deep into world history, botany and the rewards of perseverance.   From a young man?_Ts experiments in cross-pollination to the rose that became an international symbol of hope, this gentle picture book biography, beautifully illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, is a quiet epic of war and peace. Francis Meilland was passionate about roses. He loved their rich perfume, their buds unfurling in the summer sun, and their petals, soft as lambs?_T ears. Like his father and grandfather before him, Francis cultivated flowers on the family farm in France. In his teens, he set about grafting and experimenting, determined to create a rose no one had seen before, and as the world braced for World War II, he rushed cuttings to rose-growing friends around the globe. Ten patient years later, word reached him: his rose had not only flourished; people were calling it the Peace Rose. An ideal gift for science and history buffs and for gardeners of all ages, this life story of a special flower is also a love song to living a dream from beginning to end, through sun and through storm.","brand":"Scotia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41925970002103,"sku":"9781529506402","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/5629\/7143\/files\/9781529506402.jpg?v=1717494654","url":"https:\/\/www.scotiabooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529506402","provider":"scotia-books-online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}