25%OFF
My Animals and Other Family
Julia Blackburn
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for My Animals and Other Family
Hardcover. Congo the bush baby, from the jungles of Madagascar and the tropical fish, tortoises, chickens, guinea pigs, foxes, pigs, and two dogs. This book recalls the animals in the authors' life and in so doing gives us a sidelong glance at the human members of her family, her painter mother and poet father. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
In these five stories Julia Blackburn recalls the significant animals in her life and in so doing gives us a sidelong glance at the human members of her family, her painter mother and poet father.
First comes Congo the bush baby, from the jungles of Madagascar via Harrods pet department. He slept in an old cap on the back of the door, and could leap about the room via the picture rails. Then there are tropical fish, tortoises, chickens, guinea pigs, foxes (the last three a combustible combination), pigs, and two very distinctive dogs, Julia's own dog, Jason, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224082341
SKU
V9780224082341
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-70
About Julia Blackburn
Julia Blackburn is the author of five books of non-fiction, Charles Waterton, The Emperor's Last Island, Daisy Bates in the Desert, Old Man Goya and With Billie, and two novels, The Book of Colour and The Leper's Companions, both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She is the author of seventeen short stories specially commisioned by BBC Radio, ... Read more
Reviews for My Animals and Other Family