Title: A Handful of Happiness: How a Prickly Creature Softened a Prickly Heart
Authors: Massimo Vacchetta and Antonella Tomaselli (Translated by Jamie Richards)
Genre: Non-Fic, Biography
About the Book...
When Italian veterinarian Massimo Vacchetta, who normally works with livestock, crosses paths with a hedgehog his life begins to irrevocably change for the better. Before he knows it he's become devoted to Nina and soon all his time and energy is going towards rescuing these tiny creatures, eventually leading him to find that his calling is opening his own hedgehog sanctuary.
What I Think...
I really had no expectations when I started this book and was completely drawn to it based on the hedgehog gracing the cover. However, this was one of those books where it was perfectly acceptable to judge the book on the cover.
While this is a biography, it doesn't read like one and is more narrative in nature. It was short and sweet, but not in a rushed way or a in a way that made you feel like you were missing necessary details. Unlike most animal related bios this on, while a little sad here and there, is pretty upbeat and ends happily, which I liked about it. It was also interesting learning about certain hedgehog habits (self-anointing, for example) and the functioning of hedgehog sanctuaries in Italy.
To Sum it All Up...
A lovely and sweet book that is perfect for hedgehog lovers and animal lovers in general.♥️
