HEDGEHOG DIARIES (NEW RIVER) (PB)

It is the Winter Solstice and Sarah Sands is sitting by her father's bedside, bracing herself for loss. A few days earlier, Sarah and her grandson had found a poorly hedgehog in the garden and taken it to the local hedgehog sanctuary. They named her Peggy, and her fate had become a matter of pressing concern. In this charming, idiosyncratic book, she explores the meaning and morals of hedgehogs, and finds, in hedgehog world, a source of deep solace and wisdom.