The elephant keepers' children / Peter Høeg ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken.
"Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother is an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the (fictional) island of Finø, where people of all religious faiths coexist peacefully. Yet, nothing is at it seems. When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst--has their parents' relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, The Elephant Keepers' Children is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit." --publisher's web site
Record details
- ISBN: 9781590514900
- ISBN: 1590514904
- Physical Description: 499 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Other Press, 2012.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC HOEG (Text) | 36015000292629 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554009471888 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Hoeg (Text) | 33115007213975 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | HOE (Text) | 33258006509256 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | FIC HOE (Text) | 31421621089458 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Norris Public Library | F Hoe (Text) | 30254100492427 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F HOE (Text) | 0020509626956 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | F Hoe (Text) | 33727001977015 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Rourk Library | FIC HOE (Text) | 31422621258127 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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