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In the middle of the 18th century, a ship docks at Bristol with an extraordinary cargo: two young elephants. Bought by a wealthy landowner, they are taken to his estate in the English countryside.

A stable boy, Tom Page, is given the task of caring for them. The Elephant Keeper is Tom's account of his life with the elephants.

©2009 Christopher Nicholson (P)2010 WF Howes Ltd Fiction Historical Fiction Elephant
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Thank you Chris. My hubby is a vet and I have always protected and loved having our earthly cousins about, even when my personal life was unsteady. I loved the story. Thank you for sharing. the ending was uplifting. I'm looking forward to your next book.

Loved the journey

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What made the experience of listening to The Elephant Keeper the most enjoyable?

To hear all about how elephants came into the UK and how Tom managed to tame these elephants by hand with no experience what so ever.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Elephant Keeper?

When one of the elephants took a glass of alcohol off the table drank the contents and gave the glass back much to the astonishment of those stood around.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When the boy fell off the elephant even though he had been warned by his parents not to even try and climb on the elephant let alone try and ride it.

Any additional comments?

To be enjoyed by any age group and either male or female I can definitely recommend it was thoroughly enjoyable.

What a lovely inspiring story

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What a wonderful story with full of wisdom! I felt like I was Tom - his thoughts were like mine. And Jenny- what a beautiful soul! The narrator was fantastic. A timeless and a beautiful story. Highly recommended.

A real gem!

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Bought it based on good reviews. Didn't particularly enjoy and found the story very strange from start to finish.

Very slow

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If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

difficult to say,

What could Christopher Nicholson have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Not dragged it out

Would you listen to another book narrated by Roger May?

I don't know as he did his job well reading like a Somerset 18thc yokel, but how frustratingly boring

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

temper loss, kept saying to myself "just get on with it"

Any additional comments?

don't waste your time reading it

somerset yokel bores one with tale of an elephant

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