{"product_id":"9780312423353","title":"Savage Girls and Wild Boys : A History of Feral Children","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSavage Girls and Wild Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Michael Newton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron who roamed the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris; of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India; of a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and in Moscow, of a child found living with a pack of wild dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Newton is a supple, intelligent writer, more an essayist than a scholar.” —\u003ci\u003eLaura Miller, Salon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Extraordinary...[shows] great courage.” —\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News (Denver)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Newton is a consummate storyteller...[a] detailed study.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a richly referenced compilation.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A collection of six, extraordinary individual histories, beautifully navigated.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Evening Standard (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] absorbing study...he shows a keen and sensitive understanding.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312423353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667394900174,"sku":"9780312423353","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2b290d3e-fada-4f70-97b6-d3e3eb3ea781.jpg?v=1639710237","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312423353","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}