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The Elephant Keepers’ Children Audiobook
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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 Fin├©, where people of all faiths coexist peacefully. Yet nothing is as 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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“Part comic teenage adventure story, part intellectual debate, the bestselling Danish author’s sixth novel is a shaggy-dog story with a unique vision…Høeg has an endless menu of oddities to stir into his story; whether thriller, fantasy, or disquisition on spiritual belief, love and parenting does successfully invent an inexhaustible landscape all its own.”
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“Under the madcap adventure story Høeg poses serious issues about neglected children, venal church officials, and the paths to intellectual and spiritual freedom.”
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“A picaresque tale that probes society’s little hypocrisies while offering an original array of characters. At first glance, an utterly fun, absorbing read.”
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“A rollicking novel featuring nutty adults, wise children, cliffhanger chases, witty asides, and religious tolerance, by the great Danish author of Smilla's Sense of Smell.”
— BookPage
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A BookPage Book of the Day, November 2012
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An AudioFile Editors’ Pick for October2012
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About Peter Høeg
Peter Høeg is an internationally renowned Danish author whose works include Smilla’s Sense of Snow, The Woman and the Ape, and Tales of the Night. Once a sailor, and currently an actor and dancer as well as a writer, he lives in Copenhagen.
About Kirby Heyborne
Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.