An Inconvenient Elephant: 2 (Still Life with Elephant Novel) - Softcover

Singer, Judy Reene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061713775 ISBN 13: 9780061713774

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2010

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2010-07-27 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US It is an era that redefined history As the 1790s began. a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion. Russia towered as a vast imperial power. and. France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it. none of these remarkable events occurred in isolation. Now. for the first time. acclaimed historian Jay Winik masterfully illuminates how their fates combined in one extraordinary moment to change the course of civilization. A sweeping. magisterial drama featuring the richest cast of characters ever to walk upon the world stage. including Washington. Jefferson. Louis XVI. Robespierre. and Catherine the Great. The Great Upheaval is a gripping. epic portrait of this tumultuous decade that will forever transform the way we see Americas beginnings and our world

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Review:

"A reeling, contagious story of hope and interspecies empathy."--Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover:

From the author of Still Life with Elephant comes the story of one woman and her quest to save a majestic animal.

After a year spent caring for baby elephants in Africa, Neelie Sterling is preparing to return to the States and a life filled with exes--ex-boyfriend, ex-husband, ex-house, ex-horse. But she is leaving behind some unfinished business in Zimbabwe: a very special elephant targeted for execution. With the help of her new friend Diamond-Rose Tremaine, an eccentric safari operator, Neelie manages to buy some time for the imperiled pachyderm, knowing that when she lands in New York they'll need to raise funds for his rescue.

Once they're home, everything becomes a struggle. Neelie and Diamond-Rose now must relearn how to survive in an urban jungle of table manners and real beds while coping with the overbearing affections of Neelie's family. Harder still, Neelie desperately needs the help of her wealthy conservationist ex-boyfriend, Tom, to save the magnificent creature--and swallowing her pride just might be the biggest challenge of all.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061713775
• ISBN 13: 9780061713774
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400