Discover the inspiring true story of a young family who took on the challenge of saving a rundown zoo in the heart of the countryside. This captivating novel follows the journey of the Mee family as they navigate the ups and downs of running a zoo while trying to keep their family together.
A former British newspaper columnist describes how he uprooted his family to the English countryside and purchased 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.