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We Bought A Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Broken-Down Zoo, and the 200 Animals that Changed a Family Forever
Former British newspaper columnist describes how he uprooted his family to the English countryside and purchased Dartmoor Wildlife Park, a dilapidated zoo, home to more than two hundred exotic animals, which he planned to refurbish and reopen as a family business, a scheme complicated by a lack of money, skeptical staff, family tension, and his wife's devastating illness.
A profoundly moving portrait of an unforgettable family living in extraordinary circumstances, We Bought A Zoo is a remarkable tale about anxious wolves, awkward creditors, escaping big cats, the power of family, and the triumph of hope over tragedy.
“Mee writes movingly about his wife’s fatal illness, his children coming to terms with this, his sprightly old mum and, of course, his two hundred wild animals in all their diverse glory.” -- Daily Mail (UK)