Eye of the Whale Author:Douglas Carlton Abrams In a daring departure from his first novel, the bestseller The Lost Diary of Don Juan, Douglas Carlton Abrams presents an eco-adventure centered on a scientist's attempts to decipher the secret meaning of the mysterious song of the humpback whale. — After more than a decade of intense study, Dr. Elizabeth McKay is on the verge of cra... more »cking the code of how the humpbacks communicate and spawning new interest in the conservation of the species, but she is beginning to face bitter resistance from a clandestine group of fat cats who reap enormous profits from the international practice of whale hunting.
When a single humpback swims into the Sacramento River, singing a song unlike any other that McKay has ever heard, the remarkable solo performance could hold the key to understanding the fate of the whales, which is indelibly intertwined with our own. But as her work with the whale captures the media's interest and the world's imagination, many powerful forces emerge who do not want the whale's secrets to be revealed. Soon, Elizabeth is forced to decide if her discoveries are worth losing her marriage, her career, and possibly her life.
As timely as today's ecological challenges and as timeless as the whales themselves, this novel takes readers into the mysterious world of humpback whales and great white sharks. In writing Eye of the Whale, Abrams worked closely with leading scientists and did extensive research on the shockingly true facts on which it is based. This powerful story will transform the way readers see their relationship with other species and with the fragile world in which we live.« less