Items related to Ape House

Gruen, Sara Ape House ISBN 13: 9781444716016

Ape House - Hardcover

 
9781444716016: Ape House
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn't understand people, but animals she gets - especially the bonobos. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she's ever felt among humans . . . until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter who braves the ever-present animal rights protesters outside the lab to see what's really going on inside.

When an explosion rocks the lab, severely injuring Isabel and 'liberating' the apes, John's human interest piece turns into the story of a lifetime, one he'll risk his career and his marriage to follow. Then a reality TV show, Ape House, featuring the missing apes debuts under mysterious circumstances, and it immediately becomes the biggest - and unlikeliest - phenomenon in the history of modern media.

Ape House delivers great entertainment, but it also opens the animal world to us in ways few novels have done, securing Sara Gruen's place as a master storyteller who allows us to see ourselves as we never have before.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
DON'T MISS YOUR BUS STOP . . . reading this week's talking-point book, Ape House by Water for Elephants author Sara Gruen. It's a funny, provocative lampoon of pop culture, about a group of sign-language-speaking bonobo monkeys who are liberated from a science lab, only to wind up on a reality TV show. (Grazia)

Ape House is gripping, emotionally exhilarating and, by a large margin, the best novel I've read in the past 12 months. Or perhaps 24.... A twisting pacy plot . . . vivid page-turner . . . mining the same literary vein as Jodi Picoult and TC Boyle whose strong, conflicted characters and ethically charged plots deliver brilliant but challenging fiction. (James Urquhart, Independent)

If you love animals like I do, it's a must read. (Ellen DeGeneres, host of the Ellen Show)

had me instantly enraptured (Dallas Morning News)

Gruen's astute, wildly entertaining tale of interspecies connection is a novel of verve and conscience - the fate of the bonobos is a brilliantly satirical surprise. (Booklist (starred review))

It is a page-turner written with flair, imagination and a sharp sense of irony. (Globe and Mail)

Very, very few novels can change the way you look at the world around you. This one does. (Robert Goolrick, author of A Reliable Wife)

Consider reality TV, meth labs, over-the-top animal-rights activists, Botox, tabloids and Internet diatribes, and you, too, might come to the conclusion: People should be more like animals. Sara Gruen's entertaining, enlightening new novel will certainly leave you thinking so. (Miami Herald)

Has the dramatic tension of a crime thriller... Twists and turns, lies, and treachery abound in this funny, clever, and perceptive story. (Library Journal (starred review))

Ape House is difficult to put down, filled as it is with genuine hilarity and heartbreak. (Toronto Star)
Book Description:
From the bestselling author of Water for Elephants comes another immensely engaging novel ... Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships - but unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherTwo Roads
  • Publication date2011
  • ISBN 10 1444716018
  • ISBN 13 9781444716016
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages384
  • Rating
Buy Used
Dispatched, from the UK, within... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: £ 1
Within United Kingdom

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780385523226: Ape House (Random House Reader's Circle)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780385523226
Publisher: Random House, 2011
Softcover

  • 9780385523219: Ape House: A Novel

    Spiege..., 2010
    Hardcover

  • 9781444716023: Ape House

    Two Roads, 2011
    Softcover

  • 9780739328040: Ape House (Random House Large Print)

    Random..., 2010
    Softcover

  • 9780385664448: Ape House

    Double..., 2011
    Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Gruen, Sara
Published by Two Roads (2011)
ISBN 10: 1444716018 ISBN 13: 9781444716016
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Reuseabook
(Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Seller Inventory # CHL8746122

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 2.59
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 1
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gruen, Sara
Published by Hodder & Stoughton (2011)
ISBN 10: 1444716018 ISBN 13: 9781444716016
Used Hardcover Quantity: 2
Seller:
WorldofBooks
(Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)

Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002872122

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 0.79
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.80
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gruen, Sara
Published by Two Roads (2011)
ISBN 10: 1444716018 ISBN 13: 9781444716016
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Stephen White Books
(Bradford, United Kingdom)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex library book, usual markings. Clean copy. Hardback with dust cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000065230

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 1
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.35
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gruen, Sara
Published by Hodder & Stoughton (2011)
ISBN 10: 1444716018 ISBN 13: 9781444716016
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Better World Books Ltd
(Dunfermline, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 12605263-6

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 4.61
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Gruen, Sara
ISBN 10: 1444716018 ISBN 13: 9781444716016
Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:
BRIMSTONES
(Lewes, United Kingdom)

Book Description 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, 367pp, slight browning, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, not price-clipped. ISBN: 9781444716016 . Seller Inventory # 31712

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 15
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.25
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gruen, Sara
Published by Two Roads Books (2011)
ISBN 10: 1444716018 ISBN 13: 9781444716016
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Russell Books
(Victoria, BC, Canada)

Book Description Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # FORT600000

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 12.24
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 31.70
From Canada to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds