{"product_id":"the-curious-life-of-the-cuckoo","title":"The Curious Life of the Cuckoo","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs there any bird more mysterious than the cuckoo?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is invariably heard, and not seen. And if seen, it is mistaken for a sharp-winged hawk. The female cuckoo—by a trick that borders on alchemy—is able to disguise its egg as another's. In Greek myth the god Zeus assumed the form of a cuckoo to seduce Hera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut we forgive the cuckoo its con-artistry, because it is the true herald of spring. It is the bird that uplifts our wintered hearts, with that first two-note 'cuk-koo' unmistakable as it sounds across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Life of the Cuckoo,\u003c\/em\u003e John Lewis-Stempel explains one of nature's greatest enigmas in vivid, lyrical prose, and celebrates this iconic bird.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Lewis-Stempel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45013466873903,"sku":"9780857526410","price":799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9780857526410.jpg?v=1772768053","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/the-curious-life-of-the-cuckoo","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}