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The White Bone
The White Bone
Author: Barbara Gowdy
A thrilling journey into the minds of African elephants as they struggle to survive. If, as many recent nonfiction bestsellers have revealed, animals possess emotions and awareness, they must also have stories. In The White Bone, a novel imagined entirely from the perspective of African elephants, Barbara Gowdy creates a world whole and separa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805060362
ISBN-10: 0805060367
Publication Date: 5/15/1999
Pages: 330
Edition: 1st American ed
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed The White Bone on + 69 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Really a wonderful read -- a fabulous trip to Africa and if you adore elephants like I do, you shouldn't pass this one up.
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Helpful Score: 1
The White Bone is an unsentimental and meticulously imagined immersion into the world of the African elephant . . . This extraordinary novel is utterly believable.
karobee88 avatar reviewed The White Bone on + 21 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book kept me interested and I didn't want to put it down. Very descriptive and imaginative, the elephants have their own religion and etiquette. The only downside was the ending, which was a bit of a cliffhanger.
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