{"product_id":"9781035085262-rosy-is-my-relative","title":"Rosy Is My Relative","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis comic novel tells the uproarious, 'almost true' tale of Adrian Rookwhistle, a shy clerk whose quiet life is thrown into hilarious chaos after he inherits Rosy, an elephant with a weakness for alcohol. From Gerald Durrell, one of Britain's best-loved authors and pioneering naturalists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with Gerald Durrell’s usual sharp eye for observing humour in any situation, this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomic novel about a man who inherits an alcoholic elephant will delight fans both old and new.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of thirty, Adrian Rookwhistle’s life hasn't quite turned out the way he’d have hoped. Working an unfulfilling job as a clerk in the city and living under the tyranny of his fearsome landlady, he can’t help but think that there is more to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, all of this suddenly changes when he receives a curious letter from his dying uncle who has bequeathed him £500 and an elephant by the name of Rosy who has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for liquor. At a loss of what to do with his unexpectedly gargantuan – and rarely sober – inheritance, Adrian sets forth on a journey believing to have the answer to his dilemma: he’ll give her away to the circus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether Adrian and Rosy carve a trail of destruction through the peaceful countryside of southern England, meeting a curious cast of misfits along the way. Drunk or sober, Rosy spreads chaos in her wake, until the full weight of the law finally catches up with her .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Uproarious' – \u003ci\u003eDailly Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Comic havoc!' – \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55495708508534,"sku":"9781035085262","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36188958_b9ff0b71-3f96-4370-829f-4437df3e9d2a.jpg?v=1758747810","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035085262-rosy-is-my-relative","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}