{"product_id":"2026200012403-secondhand-menagerie-manor","title":"Menagerie Manor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the gates of Jersey Zoo lies a world of glorious chaos — a roaring, squawking, slithering testament to one man's absolute devotion to the animal kingdom. Menagerie Manor is Gerald Durrell's warmly humorous and deeply personal account of founding and running the Jersey Zoological Park, the ambitious wildlife sanctuary he established in 1959 on the Channel Island of Jersey with the noble mission of saving endangered species from extinction. With characteristic wit and self-deprecating charm, Durrell chronicles the zoo's turbulent early years: the financial white-knuckle rides, the bureaucratic battles, and the delightful pandemonium of managing a growing collection of rare and exotic creatures alongside an equally colourful cast of human characters.\n\nDurrell's prose is a masterclass in comic naturalism — affectionate, sharp, and brimming with an infectious enthusiasm that transforms every anecdote, whether a gorilla's escape or a mongoose's domestic rebellion, into a miniature adventure. As both a conservationist manifesto and a memoir, the book sits at the heart of Durrell's literary legacy, illustrating the tireless conviction that drove him to pioneer captive breeding programmes decades before the wider world caught up. For anyone who has ever wondered what it truly takes to build a sanctuary for the world's most vulnerable creatures, Menagerie Manor offers an answer that is at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130975428827,"sku":"2026200012403-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/267f1870-c188-40db-8303-5b07ca6d3d3b.png?v=1786593341","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012403-secondhand-menagerie-manor","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}