A treasury of eclectic information about different varieties of roses looks at the stories behind their colorful names, probing elements of folklore, poetry, ar

‘Fascinating...I’ll never look at a rose in quite the same way again.’ Adrian Tinniswood The rose is bursting with meaning. Over the centuries it has come

When a new boy comes to their school, jealousy and envy cause problems for the five best friends known as the English Roses.

In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate charges of heresy against Franciscan monks at a wealthy Italian abbey but finds his mission overs

Cover features a banner and purple roses and flowers and a quote from Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any