The tiger's wife : a novel / Téa Obreht.
Natalia, a young doctor on a medical mission to an orphanage in the Balkans, ponders the mystery of her beloved grandfather's recent death. She finds the answers she seeks in the story of an abused deaf-mute woman in the village of his childhood who formed a bond with a tiger that escaped from the zoo following the German bombardment in 1941.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385343848
- ISBN: 0385343841
- ISBN: 0385343833
- Physical Description: 353 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: Random House Trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2011.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes a reader's guide.
- Citation/References Note:
- Booklist starredLibrary Journal StarredWilson's FictionBooklist starred, February 2011Kirkus Review, January 2011Library Journal Starred, January 2011New York Times, March 2011Pub Weekly, January 2011Wilson's Fiction, January 2012
- Target Audience Note:
- AdultAdult Follett Library Resources
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC OBREHT (Text) | 36015001215744 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC OBREHT (Text) | 36015001107735 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | F Obr (Text) | 33630004267048 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F OBR (Text) | 80605000839398 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC OBR (Text) | 31111002507737 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F OBREH (Text) | 34208203099956 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | F OBR (Text) | 39488900068083 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F (Text) | 33115007079921 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Obreht, Téa (Text) | 0112515078346 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F OBR (Text) | 31250200049740 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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