{"product_id":"a-lion-called-christian-anthony-bourke-john-rendall-9780553820607","title":"A Lion Called Christian. Anthony Bourke  John","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony ''Ace'' Bourke and John Rendall visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. But Christian soon grew from cuddly cub to King of the Kings Road in London, and the only way to avoid him being incarcerated in a zoo was to place him under the expert care of George Adamson in Kenya. Ace and John did not return to see their lion for a year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Lion Called Christian\u003c\/i\u003e tells their touching story, accompanied by stunning photographs. It''s a unique and extraordinary tale of its time that resonates again today with a worldwide audience, thanks to the internet age, and is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating story has a wonderful ending * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn unabashedly stirring tale of a rare bond formed between humans and an animal ... To read this book is to feel ... that Christian never left * Time *\u003cbr\u003eBoth immensely charming and intensely moving * Good Book Guide *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735365071191,"sku":"9780553820607","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780553820607.jpg?v=1723810149","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-lion-called-christian-anthony-bourke-john-rendall-9780553820607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}