{"product_id":"tim-parks-a-season-with-verona-2003-paperback","title":"Tim Parks: A Season With Verona [2003] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities. This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country, its people and its national sport. A book that combines the pleasures of travel writing with a profound analysis of one country's mad, mad way of keeping itself entertained.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parks, Tim","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50909986685267,"sku":"9780099422679","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50909986718035,"sku":"XV80099422679","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/parks-tim-tim-parks-a-season-with-verona-2003-paperback-1160720969.jpg?v=1746299607","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/tim-parks-a-season-with-verona-2003-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}