{"product_id":"the-golden-mole","title":"The  Golden Mole","description":"'Exquisite and timely.' Maggie O'Farrell 'A rare and magical book. I didn't want it to end.' Bill Bryson 'A witty, intoxicating paean to Earth's wondrous creatures.' Observer 'A total miracle.' Max Porter  ** SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES AND FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS **  The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this passionately persuasive and sharply funny book, Katherine Rundell tells us how and why.  A lavishly illustrated collection of the lives of some of the Earth's most astounding animals, The Golden Mole is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck - to reckon with the beauty of the world, its fragility, and its strangeness.  A swift flies two million kilometres in its lifetime. That's far enough to get to the moon and back twice over - and then once more to the moon. A pangolin keeps its tongue furled in a pouch by its hip. A Greenland shark can live five hundred years. A wombat once inspired a love poem.  'Rundell's pen is gold-tipped.' Sunday Times 'I love everything about this book: it is a rare little treasure.' Joanna Lumley 'Beautifully written.' Monty Don","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40708523950165,"sku":"9780571362493N","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/a5f5e7b6-fccb-4bed-a8f1-7e94462b354e.jpg?v=1696949718","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-golden-mole","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}