{"product_id":"9781915780201-the-hedgehog-diaries","title":"The Hedgehog Diaries","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘The most poignant and heartwarming memoir of the year’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written story about the end of life, in which hedgehogs become a metaphor for hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you buy one book this year make sure it's this one. Enchanting.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This charming book weaves hedgehogs into our hearts, our lives and our national identity.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Witherow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few days after her elderly father is admitted to hospital, Sarah Sands and her grandson find a poorly hedgehog in the garden. They name her Peggy, and her fate becomes a matter of pressing concern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is something about hedgehogs - homely and yet mysterious, prickly and defenceless, wild and tame - that makes us feel deeply sympathetic to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving managed to outlive roads, dogs, strimmers and pesticides, hedgehogs are now an endangered species. For Sarah Sands, our failure to protect them is a symptom of our alienation from the living world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut all is not yet lost. In this charming book, Sands explores the meaning and morals of hedgehogs, and finds, in hedgehog world, a source of deep solace and wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41593309331553,"sku":"9781915780201","price":9.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28682118.jpg?v=1722794323","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915780201-the-hedgehog-diaries","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}