{"product_id":"willows-rewilded-the-wry-adult-sequel-to-kenneth-grahames-the-wind-in-the-willows-paperback","title":"Willows Rewilded: the wry adult sequel to Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows' - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Childs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Silent Spring?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt proves anything but...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a century of dereliction, \u003cb\u003eToad Hall\u003c\/b\u003e stirs back to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts revival is led by the irrepressible \u003cb\u003eHoratio Toad\u003c\/b\u003e, newly returned to his ancestral home with six wives, no money, and a plan to save the estate by making nature pay. His uneasy partner is \u003cb\u003eGeorges Montgolfiere\u003c\/b\u003e, an eccentric and radical\u003cb\u003e Rewilder\u003c\/b\u003e who speaks of a \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e-an eerie absence of birdsong and wildlife, a warning etched into the land itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoratio dreams of zipwires, cafés, and gift shops. Georges dreams of ecological redemption. Ideology collides with insolvency-and neither is prepared for what happens when rewilding begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMole \u003c\/b\u003eresurfaces amid chaos. \u003cb\u003eBadger\u003c\/b\u003e is furious-his precious truffle beds have been plundered.\u003cb\u003e Ratty\u003c\/b\u003e, now vegan and identifying as a vole, is shedding fur and certainty in equal measure. A translocated otter family grapples with sewage, indigestion, and regret. Coexistence, it turns out, is easier to imagine than to achieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething is stirring in the undergrowth.\u003cbr\u003eBoundaries begin to shift. Loyalties blur. Old hierarchies falter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the balance between animal and human quietly tips, Toad Hall becomes a testing ground for a far more unsettling question: \u003cb\u003eWhat Happens When Nature Stops Accommodating Mankind-And Starts Answering Back?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWillows Rewilded\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp, witty, and delightfully irreverent reimagining of Kenneth Grahame's world. Part political satire, part literary parody, part environmental allegory, and firmly low fantasy, it skewers rewilding, modern politics, and animal-and human-folly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature rarely falls silent\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when it speaks, it is not always gentle.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53332171424051,"sku":"9798338476499","price":23.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ryIuRJ01uF9798338476499.webp?v=1782787499","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/willows-rewilded-the-wry-adult-sequel-to-kenneth-grahames-the-wind-in-the-willows-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}