Book description
The Colliers are a pretty normal family: mum, dad, two kids, two dogs
and two cats … Oh, and a few wallabies, two lemurs, several owls, Ringo
the bad-tempered crane and two cheeky, hand-reared meerkats named Wren
and Rascal. THE MEERKATS OF SUMMER FARM is the remarkable story of a
year at Axe Valley Bird and Animal Park, following the birth of the
adorable young kits. In her charming and often hilarious memoir, Jayne
Collier describes how these two playful and ever-curious creatures
became the park's star attraction and - in spite of permanent damage to
her kitchen floor and occasional (subterranean) breaks for freedom -
found a permanent place in the family's heart. Jayne Collier and her
husband, Andrew, opened Axe Valley Bird and Animal Park to the public in
2008. The park is a stone's throw away from the family's Devon dairy
farm. They have two children, Jake and Lily, and many, many animals.
