The zookeeper's wife
Ackerman, Diane, 1948-2013
Book
When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. This text recreates the life of the 'zookeeper's wife', describing how she kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants.
Main title:
The zookeeper's wife / Diane Ackerman.
Author:
Ackerman, Diane, 1948-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2013.
Collation:
xii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: W.W. Norton, 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780755365036 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'31835'0943841
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
286246