{"product_id":"big-snake-big-snake-hb-9780753808573","title":"Big Snake Big Snake HB","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Twigger goes to the Far East in search of the world's longest snake - 'echoes of Gerald Durrell's trips crossed with Redmond O'Hanlon's foray into the heart of Borneo . . . a fantastic book' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwigger's adventures are vastly entertaining and he relates them as well as he seeks his zoological goal * Publishing News *\u003cbr\u003eThere are travelogue, natural history and mythology here, and the hunt is always entertaining and often hilarious. Twigger is a generous and easygoing observer and participant, even when the going gets rough. * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFunny, immensely readable ... Twigger has found a narrative voice all too rare in contemporary travel writing: clear-eyed, unaffected, deadpan, slyly witty and unobtrusively erudite. By the end you cease to care whether or not he fulfils his mission... Merely to travel in his company is pleasure enough -- James Delingpole * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003ePart travelogue, part boy's own adventure story * The Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eEchoes of Gerard Durrell's trips crossed with Redmond O'Hanlon's foray into the heart of Borneo... a fantastic book -- Georgia Metcalfe * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA yarn that manages to be ripping, thoughtful and at times very, very funny * Maxim *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully enjoyable tale * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eMoving and comic, both a poetic quest and a real adventure, Big Snake paints a hitherto unseen portrait of the Malay and Indonesian archipelagos and will leave you checking under your bed for your own hidden monster snake. A terrific read * Irish News *\u003cbr\u003eEngaging, humorous, and poignant -- Joe Culley * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eRobert Twigger's masterful tale is a rare blend of savage reality and poetic finesse -- Tahir Shah * Geographical *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371756200279,"sku":"9780753808573","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753808573.jpg?v=1730154429","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/big-snake-big-snake-hb-9780753808573","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}