by Diane HammondHow could I possibly enjoy this book so much? There is no murder, no mayhem, no mystery. Just a terrific book with a great plot about an elephant (Hannah) in a little zoo who needs to be moved to an elephant sanctuary. and what the people who love her go through getting her there.
You'll fall in love with Sam, her caretaker for 42 years, and his wife Corrine, who loves Hannah almost as much as she loves Sam. You'll love Max Biedelman of whom the word "lesbian" is never spoken, though her love for her beloved "Miss Effie" is a beautiful thing to see. When Max died, she left a trust for Hannah, but lawyers somehow kind of forgot to tell Sam that he was the trustee.
You'll meet Neva, the woman who comes to work in the zoo and changes Hannah's life; a pig named Milton; his people Truman and his son Milton; and Harriet. the new owner of the zoo who, unwillingly, becomes Hannah's saviour.
This is a wonderfully uplifting book, based on the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, which I have been supporting for many years. It ranks up there with "Water for Elephants," and I highly recommend it.
2 comments:
I placed a request for this one, it sounds wonderful
and it Was wonderful. I read the entire novel in one sitting and was absolutely crying my eyes out for the last 50 pages or so. I will definitely blog about this one next week, thank you so much for pointing this one out, Bev.
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