The elephant keepers' children
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Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Finø, where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems. When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst-has their parents' relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, The Elephant Keepers' Children is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit.
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9781590514900
9781982473464
9781470810641
9781982473464
9781470810641
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Told from the perspective of precocious fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the fictional island of Finø, where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is at it seems. When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings fear the worst-has their parents' relentless quest to boost church attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and humor, The Elephant Keepers' Children is a fascinating exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the human spirit.
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Literature -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Picaresque literature
Religious tolerance -- Fiction
Talking books on compact disc
Domestic fiction
Families -- Religious life -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Fiction
Picaresque literature
Religious tolerance -- Fiction
Talking books on compact disc
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The elephant keepers' children
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The Elephant Keepers' Children [electronic resource] / Peter Hoeg
The elephant keepers' children / Peter Høeg ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken
The elephant keepers' children by Peter Hoeg ; [translated by Martin Aitken]
The elephant keepers' children / Peter Høeg ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken
The elephant keepers' children by Peter Hoeg ; [translated by Martin Aitken]
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The elephant keepers' children
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Missing persons
Religious life
Religious tolerance
Talking books on compact disc
Literature
Missing persons
Religious life
Religious tolerance
Talking books on compact disc
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