188 Words for Rain - A delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, led by natural forces

The British, famously, are very fond of engaging in small talk about the weather - and hence we have lots of interesting words to describe the wet stuff that falls from the sky. Author and puddle-splasher Alan Connor takes us on an entertaining tour of the British Isles and delves deep into the meanings and quirky etymologies of over one hundred words for precipitation. Weather flash: it may only be 'spitting' in Manchester but it's 'plothering' in the Midlands and it's positively 'spairging' in the Scottish forests; meanwhile, it's raining 'cobblers' knives' in Dublin and 'knives and forks' in Snowdonia...

188 Words for Rain is a rare delight and would make a great gift for word lovers and weather watchers alike.

Hardback, 208 pages
Measures 22.4 x 14.3 x 2cm