{"product_id":"9780007278831_the-elephant-keeper","title":"The Elephant Keeper","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the 18th century, a ship docks at Bristol with an extraordinary cargo: two young elephants. Bought by a wealthy landowner, they are taken to his estate in the English countryside. A stable boy, Tom Page, is given the task of caring for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The Elephant Keeper’ is Tom’s account of his life with the elephants. As the years pass, and as they journey across England, his relationship with the female elephant deepens in a startling manner. Along the way they meet incredulity, distrust and tragedy, and it is only their understanding of each other that keeps them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Nicholson’s charming and captivating novel explores notions of sexuality and violence, freedom and captivity, and the nature of story-telling – but most of all it is the study of a profound and remarkable love between an elephant and a human being.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895373713557,"sku":"9780007278831","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007278831_69058759-2e24-4e26-9644-dfccbb5b9324.jpg?v=1776888163","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007278831_the-elephant-keeper","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}