 |
| Photo Credit - Amazon |
Nandu is a thirteenth-year-old
elephant drive who lives in the Royal Elephant Breeding Center in the
jungle. The King's elephants in the compound are protected in the
stable. Nandu and his friends at the center are tested when an
earthquake hits Nepal, which the locals deem to be a bad omen. Nandu and
his elephant, Hira Prasad, have an unbreakable bond but, becomes
strained when a series of event upturn their lives. Will Hira Prasad and
Nandu be able to keep their bond? Is the earthquake a sign for more
evil to come?
This novel was one of the best novels I
have read this year (yes, the year did just start). The author wrote
the novel so beautifully, that I felt transported to Nepal being
surrounded by lush foliage and being there with Nandu. I love how the
characters felt so real because they were flawed people trying to do the
best with what they have. Overall, I love this book and I can't read
more books by the author.
**Disclosure - I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. This post may contain affiliate links which means I earn advertising and/or referral fees if you purchase an item through my link. Please note, there will be no any extra charges to you. Thank you for your support.**
About The Book:
Title: A CIRCLE OF ELEPHANTS
Author: Eric Dinerstein
Pub. Date: January 22, 2019
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 288
From the author of What Elephants Know, a 2017 ALA Notable Children's Book and winner of the 2017 South Asia Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, comes this stunning companion novel about the complex relationship between people and nature coexisting in the Borderlands of 1970s Nepal.
Thirteen-year-old Nandu lives in the newly established Royal Elephant Breeding Center on the edge of the jungle. Here, the King's elephants are to be raised under the protective watch of the stable. Nandu-along with his adoptive father Subba-sahib, his mentors, friends, and the rest of the elephant drivers-is tested by man and nature as earthquakes, drought, wild herds, and rumors of poachers threaten the Center.
When Nandu's world is thrown into turmoil, so, too, is the world of Hira Prasad, the Center's powerful bull elephant. An unbreakable bond of brotherhood drives Nandu and Hira Prasad together as they struggle to maintain the delicate natural order of life in the Borderlands.
Dinerstein's poetic prose and scientific expertise come together in this breathtaking tale that transports the reader to the center of dangerous conflicts and heartbreaking friendships.
About Eric:
Eric Dinerstein is Director of Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions at RESOLVE. Previously, he was Lead Scientist and Vice President for Conservation Science at the World Wildlife Fund. His areas of specialty include tropical mammals, large mammal biology, biogeography, bats, rhinos, seed dispersal and community ecology. With the World Wildlife Fund, he led many of the organization's most important scientific projects, including the Global 200 Ecoregions, examples of which form the basis of his book TIGERLAND AND OTHER UNINTENDED DESTINATIONS. Dinerstein is also the author of THE KINGDOM OF RARITIES, THE RETURN OF THE UNICORNS: The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros and WHAT ELEPHANTS KNOW: A Novel, among other articles and publications.
He attended Northwestern University and Western Washington University, and did his post-graduate studies at the University of Washington (Organization of Tropical Studies) and the National Zoological Park's Conservation and Research Center.
Giveaway Details:
3 winners will win a finished copy of A CIRCLE OF ELEPHANTS, US Only.
Giveaway Link:
Tour Schedule:
Week Two:
1/21/2018- Lifestyle of Me- Review
1/22/2018- Loie Dunn- Review
1/23/2018- YA Books Central- Interview
1/24/2018- The Layaway Dragon- Excerpt
1/25/2018- Two Points of Interest- Review
