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A Prickly Affair: My Life with Hedgehogs (Hardcover)

by Hugh Warwick (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Allen Lane (30 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184614065X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846140655
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 14 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,447 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Hugh is a Trustee of the BHPS and he has written a highly original and entertaining book telling tales of his many exploits with hedgehogs near and far. These include his attempts to count the hedgehogs supposedly annihilating the seabirds of North Ronaldsay and his personal investigation of the catch-and-kill operation against hedgehogs in the Uists. This led to fieldwork proving that removing and releasing the animals was not a welfare problem after all, resulting in a welcome change of official policy. He attended a bizarre meeting of American hedgehog keepers in Colorado and also went to China in search of Hugh's Hedgehog (/Erinaceus hughi/), a tale with an interesting twist at the end. He has also visited some very sensitive and caring hedgehog lovers in this country. Mixed in with all the stories is a lot of sound information about hedgehog natural history and the relationships formed between hogs and humans.


The whole book is a delight to read, written in the same cheery and enthusiastic style that characterises Hugh as a person. My wife seized my review copy and read it almost continuously for two days, occasionally chuckling or exclaiming in delight about what fun it was to read. She is now ordering copies for Christmas presents! --British Hedgehog Preservation Society



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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful!, 3 Nov 2008
By Anna (Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
an absolutely beautifully presented book on those little furry creatures hedgehogs! whether you merely have an interest in hogs, have a few residents or are an enthusiast this is the book for you! was going to give this to my mum for christmas but had to give it early as i wanted to read it! gorgeous little drawings of hogs every few pages! beautiful!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book., 2 Nov 2008
I heard Hugh Warwick, the author of this lovely book, on the radio the other day. A man with a true passion for hedgehogs I ordered the book immediately! It is a beautifully presented book (it would make a super gift for anyone keen on wildlife and hedgehogs in particular) and the content is a delight to read. Mr Warwick's love for our prickly friends shines through every page. The book offers anecdotes and advice plus a lot more - different chapters deal with various aspect relating to hedgehogs, all very readable written in an enthusiastic and uplifting way.
I am a hedgehog carer and lover of wildlife and I love this book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and enjoyable read ... even if you're not into hedgehogs!, 28 May 2009
By Alexander Massey (Oxford, Oxon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Hugh Warwick has a remarkable talent. `A Prickly Affair: my life with hedgehogs' is a funny, informative, moving and entertaining book that I would never have imagined buying for myself. (After all, I'm a singing teacher - why would I want to learn about hedgehogs?) And now I find myself persuading all my friends to read it! Warwick has managed to combine a magpie mind, a gift for story and comic timing, an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things hedgehog, insights into evolution, and an ability to convey a coherent picture of humanity's place in the planet's ecology, and how the life and fortunes (fair or foul) of hedgehogs reflect our pattern of relating to the actual world and non-renewable resources.

This is a book you could give anyone, for any special occasion, or just for the sheer joy of giving someone a book.

While I still think that people who run animal rescue shelters, or fill their home with stray fauna, are still probably eccentric or obsessed, and have a slightly lop-sided view of humans (not all of us are wicked animal abusers ...), they do have a point. In our quest to have everything our own way and one hundred percent convenient and comfortable, we do untold and inexcusable damage to our own habitat, the environment that we need to understand and respect if we are not to paint ourselves into an evolutionary corner. And the hedgehog kingdom is a perfect example from which to learn about how to re-establish a healthier relationship with the countryside and our planet.

But this is emphatically not a `preachy' book. It is hilarious, touching, personal, engaging, and fascinating. I look forward to whatever topic Hugh Warwick chooses next to write about. I don't care what it is, or how irrelevant I think it is to me or anybody else. I shall buy the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A little gem
What a beautiful little book. Really attractive, well written and charming tales of how Hugh fell in love with hedgehogs.
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