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Massimo Vacchetta

A Handful of Happiness

How a Prickly Creature Softened a Prickly Heart

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You never know just what will change your life.Massimo Vacchetta, an Italian veterinarian, provides expert care for large animals-cows, horses, sheep. One day, a friend asks him to help care for something much smaller: an orphaned baby hedgehog. Only a few days old and so very alone, Massimo is struck by her helplessness and connects with her in a way he's never connected with any other animal. He names her Ninna. Soon, another sick hedgehog lands in his lap. And then another. As Massimo finds these hedgehogs who need his help, he finds himself-and the true meaning of compassion. While his other prickly patients are healed and released,… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Tomaselli, Antonella / Richards, Jamie
  • ISBN: 978-1-63565-264-2
  • EAN: 9781635652642
  • Produktnummer: 24002714
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 192 S.

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Massimo Vacchetta has worked as a large animal veterinarian for 20 years. Two years ago he opened La Ninna, a shelter and rehabilitation center for hedgehogs. He is the chairman of the association Centro Recupero Ricci La Ninna, whose mission is the protection of hedgehogs and their environment. Antonella Tomaselli is a journalist, blogger, environmentalist, and lover of animals. A true dog person, she has written and directed several documentaries of her canine friends. She is an active propagandist against the abandonment of pets, and has published many books and specialized articles on different dog breeds.Jamie Richards is a translator based in Milan, Italy. She holds an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa and a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon, and her translations include works by Igiaba Scego, Matteo Bussola, Ermanno Cavazzoni, Giovanni Orelli, and Zerocalcare.

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