{"product_id":"9781035085262","title":"Rosy Is My Relative","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Durrell, Gerald \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 October 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 19 | 170g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with Gerald Durrell’s usual sharp eye for observing humour in any situation, this comic novel about a man who inherits an alcoholic elephant will delight fans both old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of thirty, Adrian Rookwhistle’s life hasn't quite turned out the way he’d have hoped. Working an unfulfilling job as a clerk in the city and living under the tyranny of his fearsome landlady, he can’t help but think that there is more to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, all of this suddenly changes when he receives a curious letter from his dying uncle who has bequeathed him £500 and an elephant by the name of Rosy who has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for liquor. At a loss of what to do with his unexpectedly gargantuan – and rarely sober – inheritance, Adrian sets forth on a journey believing to have the answer to his dilemma: he’ll give her away to the circus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether Adrian and Rosy carve a trail of destruction through the peaceful countryside of southern England, meeting a curious cast of misfits along the way. Drunk or sober, Rosy spreads chaos in her wake, until the full weight of the law finally catches up with her . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Uproarious' – Dailly Mirror'Comic havoc!' – New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55358033494392,"sku":"9781035085262","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781035085262_f05927e1-8aa9-4f51-8f04-b4a8972aa720.jpg?v=1773925611","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035085262","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}