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There's A Hippo In My Cistern: One Man's Misadventures on the Eco-frontline [Paperback]

Pete May
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29 July 2011

The hilarious true-life tale of one man's journey from self-confessed planet-killing lad to eco-friendly, green-crusader Dad set against the backdrop of Cool Britannia, Blair's Britain and the rise of the green movement.

Back in the nineties, Loaded journalist, Pete May was your normal twenty-something male: a football mad, beer guzzling, Dr Who watching lad's lad, quite happy surrounding himself with countless pizza boxes, beer cans and other environmentally unfriendly consumer items. Recycling to Pete was a debate about whether he should turn his socks inside out and reuse them.

Then one day, out of nowhere, along came eco bunny Nicola – a greener than green environmental activist. Could two people so different really fall for each other? Would Pete ever change his ways and sign up to the green lifestyle of composting loos, freezing cold houses, multiple jumper wearing, chicken rearing, recycling, cycling, energy saving and general self-sufficiency?

This is the charming and funny true-life tale of one man's struggle to grapple with the good life, go green and get the girl.


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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (29 July 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007264313
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007264315
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 925,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Time Out, 12th June "Funny and rather heart-warming."

'Six months ago Pete May thought that 'Carbon Footprint' were a band who did a couple of Peel Sessions. That being said, the lad can write, and all on a pedal powered laptop...' - Phill Jupitus

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Pete May is a wonderfully funny writer... This is, in fact, a love story disguised as a palatable, funny, inspiring and probably the only really readable, non-patronising guide to a greener life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The agony and ecstasy of being green 16 Nov 2011
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Pete is a bloke. A loving, tolerant bloke but one none the less. He likes football and Star Trek. He is married to Nicola, a fully-fledged eco warrior who likes living with chickens, mice and spider plants. This book is the saga of how Pete comes to terms, and eventually accepts, the greener way of living as championed by his wife. It's The Good Life with contemporary music references and it is very very funny, not least because it challenges the female dominance of the green world. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's not easy being green... 17 Oct 2008
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Meet Pete, a football-loving, lager-drinking `lad' who discovers the grass (and life in general) really can be greener on the other side of singledom.
A love story with added activism, There's A Hippo... pokes fun at the over-earnestness of the green movement without losing the message that we should all be trying to act more ethically.
This is a great read that offers inspiration for those of us who are still many shades of green lighter than Pete and Nicola.
And as for the (mis)adventures with a mini flock of hens - who says men can't write chick-lit?

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5.0 out of 5 stars a good way to see through the eco haze 15 Oct 2008
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I loved this book and the way it introduces the difficulties of trying to be green in a modern life. the hero and heroine show also how real eccentrics think they are normal. Read it now and laugh out loud
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and informative
A nice funny read: despite Pete's haplessness in the world of Green, I ended up much better informed on matters environmental than I was at the beginning - and this was not only... Read more
Published 11 months ago by sue williams
4.0 out of 5 stars funny and engaging
I enjoyed this book as a lighthearted look at how one becomes an environmentalist. Might even have inspired me to keep chickens.
Published on 27 Jan 2011 by jen
3.0 out of 5 stars Had to skip pages
Gosh, surprised all 12 existing reviews give this 5 stars. Sorry, for me it really wasn't that interesting. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2010 by J. Livsey
5.0 out of 5 stars Shazzers review
This book really rang true and is written in a very authentic voice. There's
rather a sweet love story in there between two different people who learn to adapt to each other's... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2010 by Shazzer Speight
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and touching 'eco' rom-com
Pete May's book had me snorting with laughter on the train as he describes his often hapless attempts to woo the woman he loves. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2010 by BeetleMum
5.0 out of 5 stars Hippo in my Cistern review
Great fun for three such potentially serious subjects as football, the ecology movement and love. I read it in one day, chuckling frequently and annoying my children and husband. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by E. M. Mcgregor
5.0 out of 5 stars howling with laughter
I too entered this world of British eco-activists as a bit of a participant observer. Pete May's descriptions make me laugh and laugh and laugh. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by mark twain
5.0 out of 5 stars Hippo is brilliant
What a hoot this book turned out to be. It's a love story but polar opposite to Wife in the North (which I also loved). Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2008 by Eco bunny
5.0 out of 5 stars Drawstrings and duck-fat
My husband had bought the book for me, and I found him squirreled away chortling to himself, refusing to share what he was reading until he had finished. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2008 by P. H. Higgins
5.0 out of 5 stars Eco bunny meets lager lout footie fan!
I loved this book - it's funny about serious issues - but that doesn't belittle the issues rather it make the messages hit home all the more. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2008 by Carolez
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