{"product_id":"9781405978880-menagerie-manor","title":"Menagerie Manor","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gerald Durrell was magic' SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMenagerie Manor\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the early, sunlit days of Gerald Durrell’s dream to create a sanctuary for animals, realized Les Augrès Manor in Trinity, Jersey. Here we encounter Leo the lion, who enjoys roaring solidly through the night; N’Pongo the gorilla who thinks nothing of boarding a small plane to be part of a BBC documentary; and Claudius the South American tapir, an escape art of Houdini-like cunning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRepublished to celebrate the centenary of Durrell’s birth, this book is a testament to the enduring importance of conservation in a changing world, and the profound connection between the human and animal kingdoms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is a certain joy' \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Animals come close to being Durrell's best friends. He writes about them with style, verve, and humour' \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125720695158,"sku":"9781405978880","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35453570_e59b18d8-58f8-4671-b241-854a8aad52eb.jpg?v=1753310845","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405978880-menagerie-manor","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}