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Synopsis
Balthazar Jones lives in the Tower of London with his wife, Hebe, his one-hundred-eighty-one-year-old pet tortoise, and a few eccentric neighbors. Balthazar is a Beefeater. The white-hot flame of his and Hebe's love has dwindled in the few years since their son died. Their marriage is teetering on the brink of extinction, when Balthazar is unexpectedly tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie within the Tower to house the many exotic animals given to the Queen. Life at the Tower is about to get all the more interesting.--From back cover.
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"[A] hilarious love story. . . . This book will steal your heart." --People
"History buffs, animal lovers, and simply the tenderhearted will swoon over this captivating story. . . . Sweet and enchanting." --Entertainment Weekly, Grade A"Feather-light without being feather-brained. Julia Stuart has penned a work that is original and every-page amusing." --The Denver Post
"A marvelous confection of a book." --The Washington Times "Delightfully zany and touching. . . . With her deft and charming style, Stuart brings this comic story to a satisfying and heartwarming end." --The Washington Post
"Julia Stuart's sweet The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise is a blessing, undisguised and undeniable, and apparent from the first sentence. . . . [A] tale at once contemporary and timeless. . . . The Tower, of course, is known as the home of the Crown Jewels, and Stuart's many-faceted little gem adds to its glitter." --Richmond Times-Dispatch "This is fine writing. . . . For [those] who could use a little whimsy and a rousing good yarn, turtle soup is on." --The Plain Dealer "Imagine a funny, poignant book, full of delightful and wacky characters, then add a bit of English history, and you've got The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise. . . . This is Carl Hiaasen for the Tower of London." --NPR, "Best Books of 2010" "The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise unfolds with an airy whimsy. . . . Great fun. . . . For all that [Stuart's] setups are ingenious, she never loses sight of the humanity of her characters. . . . Both original and memorably enjoyable." --The Denver Post "Stuart's tale is a comedy of realms--her Tower, her England--where people and things are out of place. . . . Sometimes it takes an escaped Komodo dragon for people to begin sorting out their lives." --BookPage "A charming spoof." --The Washington Times
"Enjoyable and humorous. . . . Has a human genuineness to it that is touching and, at times, heartbreaking." --The Gainesville Times
"[A] treat for Anglophiles." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"It's the delicate balance of odd and normal that makes Stuart's book irresistible." --Sacramento Book Review
"Stuart's attempt to combine current reality with the ghostly past is a brilliant premise. . . . Remarkably funny. . . . Stuart is obviously fascinated by the multiple histories that inhabit the tower, and her research flavours the novel well." --The Globe and Mail (Toronto) "An absolute delight." --IndieLondon
About the Author
Julia Stuart is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Pigeon Pie Mysery, The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise, and The Matchmaker of Périgord. She lives in London.
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- PublisherWheeler Pub Inc
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1410432823
- ISBN 13 9781410432827
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages421
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