The elephant keepers' children
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Author
Contributions
- Aitken, Martin - Contributor
Publication
2012 - Harvill Secker, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
98,000 words, Guess
Page Count
392 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveelephantkeepersc0000hegp
- Internet Archiveelephantkeepersc0000hegp_d8v7
- ISBN-101846555841
- ISBN-10144648470X
- ISBN-10184655585X
and 11 more
- ISBN-100099569469
- ISBN-139781846555848
- ISBN-139781446484708
- ISBN-139781846555855
- ISBN-139780099569466
- OCLC Control Number794296741
- Better World Books9780099569466
- Better World Books9781446484708
- Better World Books9781846555855
- Better World Books9781846555848
- Open LibraryOL28684204M
Classifications
- DDC839.8138
- LCCPT8176.18.O335 E5413 2012
- LCCPT8176.18.O335
Description
Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter, this book 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 Fino, 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, this is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit.
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