'I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that
it was like nothing on earth.' 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. As the years pass, and as they
journey across England, his relationship with the female elephant
deepens in a startling manner. Along the way they meet incredulity,
distrust and tragedy, and it is only their understanding of each
other that keeps them together. Christopher Nicholson's charming
and captivating novel explores notions of sexuality and violence,
freedom and captivity, and the nature of story-telling - but most
of all it is the study of a profound and remarkable love between an
elephant and a human being.
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