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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 )
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 )
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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...
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
On the face of it, unless you're into hedgehogs and their lifestyle, this isn't the book you would naturally go for but the more you read the more you get hooked.
Hugh Warwick is a completely dotty ecologist who spends his time sitting in freezing fields in the middle of the night watching hedgehogs doing what they do, and he has a way of getting the charm of these wonderful creatures across that nobody else can. When not field sitting, he can be found associating with even dottier Americans at the Hedgehog Olympics, and native American Indians busily engaged in rescuing them.
The book made me laugh and in places it made me cry but I found it was one of the few books I've not been able to put down until I reached the end.
Dotty author, dotty subjects but highly entertaining and you might learn something along the way.
Hugh Warwick is a completely dotty ecologist who spends his time sitting in freezing fields in the middle of the night watching hedgehogs doing what they do, and he has a way of getting the charm of these wonderful creatures across that nobody else can. When not field sitting, he can be found associating with even dottier Americans at the Hedgehog Olympics, and native American Indians busily engaged in rescuing them.
The book made me laugh and in places it made me cry but I found it was one of the few books I've not been able to put down until I reached the end.
Dotty author, dotty subjects but highly entertaining and you might learn something along the way.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I received this book as a Christmas present, and I have to say it was definately up there in the top five presents of Christmas 2009. This is a book for all to enjoy, and not just for those hedgehog fanatics out there, of which the author is certainly one. It had me giggling to myself many times, and was a great reason to get into bed early on those cold winter nights. It provides a wonderful insight into the world of our nightly garden visitor, and has left me hooked. So go on, curl up with Hugh Warwick and prepare to be entertained.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent exploration of someone's life with hedgehogs. Anyone who finds wildlife even remotely interesting will enjoy this in depth exploration of the hedgehog a lot!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Prickly Affair
Exactly what it says on the cover - 'Charming' - a fascinating insight into the precarious life of these lovable creatures, who deserve all the help we can give them.
Published 7 months ago by Tony Felix
Not as good
Not as good as reviewers suggest. Rather little information about hedgehogs themselves, but too much about the author. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Andrei
disappointing
I found this disappointing because of the outrageous inclusion of recipes for eating hedgehogs. I'm amazed that no one has found this in bad taste-no pun intended-. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Arthur Koch
superbe!
I HAVEN'T READ IT YET BUT I CAN TELL IT'S GOING TO BE SOOO GOOD!! THANKS.
Published 24 months ago by S. Tonje-Tonje
Hedgehogs
Not as good as the review that I read led me to believe. Not really enough material but some chapters were enjoyable.
Published on 10 May 2010 by R. Scarr
A Prickly Affair: The Charm of the Hedgehog
I bought this book for a granddaughter and have not given it to her yet, but have had a quick look through the book. Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by Akj Merrifield
Wonderful!
A wonderful book, about wonderful animals. As a lover of these truly wonderful animals it was a book which evoked various emotions. Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by T. Shortland
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