{"product_id":"daffodil-9780732299200","title":"Daffodil","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautifully illustrated  visually lush and intriguing book about the worlds most popular and most powerful flower.  The daffodil is the beautiful first flower of spring  the inspiration of poets  a treasure-trove to scientists and a symbol of everything from unrequited love  rebirth  eternal life and misfortune. Over centuries  the daffodil has been so many things to so many people: it was called Narcissus by the Greeks and prized by the Romans as guarantee of passage to the Underworld; it was used by medieval Arabs and ancient Chinese for its medicinal properties and it has inspired poets  lovers  artists and scientists down the ages. But in telling the story of the daffodil  what award-winning  best-selling writer Helen ONeill is really telling is the story of humanity. Its a narrative of progress from superstition and myth  taking in politics  greed  religion  science  chance  redemption and love. But  appropriately enough for a flower that is now used on a worldwide basis to raise funds for cancer research  it is  above all  a story of hope. Moving  fascinating  eloquent  and also beautiful. ONeill manages to make a biography of a flower feel like something of a detective novel  love story  historical drama and horticultural research paper rolled into one Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646896889909,"sku":"ByrdShop_0732299209","price":241.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780732299200.jpg?v=1781680686","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/daffodil-9780732299200","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}