{"product_id":"9781779890016","title":"Hippos, a Mongoose and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eHippos, a Mongoose and Me  is a collection of vivid stories reflecting the decades that Karen has lived and worked in the wilds of southeast Zimbabwe. The tales encompass a wide variety of animals and experiences, including Karen's extraordinary affinity with hippos, life with her beloved mongoose, characterful baboons and rescued birds, close encounters with lions and an injured buffalo, and her heart-stopping flight from an enraged elephant. To add to the drama,\u003cbr\u003eKaren and her husband Jean-Roger must face off against the drumbeat of political subterfuge and poaching of wildlife, sometimes at great personal risk.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInspiring, surprising and sometimes sad, this heartfelt anthology is testament to the courage and resilience of its intrepid author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Karen+Paolillo\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eKaren Paolillo\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Karen Paolillo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381230911651,"sku":"9781779890016","price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781779890016_d6898f12-1164-43bb-89b5-ab2e09c581e1.jpg?v=1776585916","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781779890016","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}