A Prickly Affair
The Charm of the Hedgehog
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:3rd May '18
£10.99
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Reissued with a new epilogue, this study of hedgehogs remains as fresh and entertaining as ever.
Discover the many wonders of the hedgehog: a funny, charming creature of the countryside.
Carrying its secrets beneath patterned spinesand roaming our fields, parks and gardens, why is it that the hedgehog fascinates so many of us? In A Prickly Affair, Hugh Warwick - life member of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society - explores the quirky humour, misunderstanding and affection that characterises our feelings for this marvellous beast, going all out to explain the charm of the hedgehog.
Although hedgehog psychics and the International Hedgehog Olympics may be too much even for him...
This gem ... is much more than a sentimental journey through hoggyland—Ann Widdecombe
Save the hedgehog and save the world—Indepedent
Humorous, touching and obsessive—New Scientist
Funny, generous, kind, learned, thoughtful, ecologically minded and - this is quite important, actually - unsentimental ... It achieves its purpose: and in its charm lies its success—Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
ISBN: 9780141988184
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Weight: 236g
320 pages