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The Elephant within Us

Peeters, Peter more...

Format: Hardback
Library Classification: Adult Fiction
BIC Subjects: Modern fiction
Publisher: Book Guild Ltd
Imprint: Book Guild Ltd
Publication Date: 1/02/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

RRP: $29.95
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Dr John Garfinger is a penniless, jobless about-to- be divorcee, a man with an unwarranted reputation for philandering and a hapless knack for getting himself into embarrassing situations. In desperation he goes to East Africa to start a new life working on a remote elephant reserve – even though he knows nothing about elephants. But this is Africa where things never quite go to plan. By a bizarre turn of events, the naïve young doctor of biotechnology soon finds himself embroiled in the strange goings-on in a private laboratory where a half-mad German scientist is working on a very unusual time machine. Then John complicates things by falling in love… Part sci-fi fantasy, part farce, The Elephant Within Us is a beguiling tale of transformation, romance and environmental politics and a fascinating foray into the world of the elephant.