The Elephant Keeper: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061651613 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1773, Tom Page writes a history of the well-trained elephant, Jenny, and his life as a humble groom for the Harrington family's elephants that he learned to care for as a teenager. (Aug.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Befogged and befuddled in the cruel city, an aged Tom strays from Jenny only to discover that his respect for the tenderhearted elephant is singular. Lizzy Tindall, a bold young maid, endears herself to Tom and his elephants, but when the female, Jenny, is sold, Lizzy urges Tom to stay—that Jenny is only an Elephant. All rights reserved. The animal and keeper communicate, converse even, in their quarters in the elephant house. . From Publishers Weekly A tale by BBC radio documentary producer Nicholson about a man and an elephant canters along at a delightful pace, from the first meeting between
Dandelion said Poorly managed novel that attempts to make a statement about men and beasts but fails. Dull, boring.. Poorly written attempt to create a statement about men and beast. Story of a boy horse groomer who is assigned to take care of two elephants. After a while, the elephants are sold and he takes care of the female in several places and finally in a poorly managed menagerie. Starts out fairly well as the boy meets the elephants. Has . I loved the beginning then I got to the middle.The beginning was beautifully written. I tagged every other page for the descriptions and brilliance of character and elephant. I was totally brought into the story. It was as if the author wrote the book in the eighteenth century.Then came the middle. All of a sudden, no more tags. It's as if one author w. Carolyn Keith said Boo Hoo. The Boo Hoo The 3 stars represent an average for a book that I may have given 5 stars for the first part, and 1 star for the last chapters. The book starts as a pleasant read and then becomes very sad as the elephants and also the elephant keeper come on bad times and a degraded existance Pretty typical of an animal story and this is never pl. stars represent an average for a book that I may have given 5 stars for the first part, and 1 star for the last chapters. The book starts as a pleasant read and then becomes very sad as the elephants and also the elephant keeper come on bad times and a degraded existance Pretty typical of an animal story and this is never pl
Every reader who was enchanted by Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants or enthralled by When Elephants Weep will adore Nicholson’s The Elephant Keeper—a masterful blending of historical novel, coming-of-age tale, animal adventure, and love story.. An exceptional novel.”—Boston Globe A poignant and magical story set in eighteenth-century England, The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson is the tale of two baby elephants and the young man who accidentally finds himself their guardian. “Intensely moving