The Elephant Keepers' Children: A Novel
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Høeg, Peter
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Heyborne, Kirby
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Aitken, Martin
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Blackstone Publishing 2012
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Unabridged
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10/23/2012
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English
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9781483068572
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Peter Høeg. (2012). The Elephant Keepers' Children: A Novel. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

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Peter Høeg. 2012. The Elephant Keepers' Children: A Novel. Blackstone Publishing.

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Peter Høeg. The Elephant Keepers' Children: A Novel. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2012.

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        Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen. Before becoming a writer, he worked as a sailor, ballet dancer, and actor. He published his first novel, A History of Danish Dreams, to positive reviews, but it was Smilla's Sense of Snow, a New York Times bestseller, that earned him immediate and international literary celebrity. His books have been published in more than thirty countries.

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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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